Riyadh – Mubasher: The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) closed Sunday’s trading session in the red after its benchmark Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) plunged 64.5 points, or 0.76%, to 8,383.52 points.
TASI’s liquidity decreased to SAR 2.47 billion ($658.4 million), from SAR 2.66 billion ($710.67 million), while traded volume reached 104.9 million shares, compared to 107.18 million in the session before.
The food and beverages sector led losers with 3.3%, followed by the banking and telecommunication services sectors with 1.35% and 0.54%, respectively.
On the other hand, the capital goods and materials sectors levelled up 0.6%, and 0.31%, respectively, while the pharmaceuticals sector remained unchanged.
Almarai Co’s stock led losers with 6.07%, while the stock of Saudi Cable Company was the best performer with 3.85%.
Al Rajhi Bank’s stock, which dipped 1.1%, topped the main market in terms of trading value with SAR 265.2 million, while Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Company’s stock, which added 0.71%, posted the highest traded volume with 12.94 million shares.
In the meantime, NOMU, the main index of the Nomu secondary market, rose 49.7 points, or 1.79%, to close the first session of the week at 2,824.89 points.
National Building and Marketing Co’s stock led gainers with 12.5%, while Abdullah Saad Mohamed Abo Moati for Bookstores Company’s stock was the worst performer after losing 3.46%.
