Riyadh – Mubasher: The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) finished Monday in green territory for the sixth session in a row, after its main Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) added 77.11 points, or 0.87%, to close at 8,896.55 points.
TASI’s liquidity climbed to SAR 3.07 billion ($819.2 million) on Monday from SAR 2.61 billion ($696.27 million) in the previous session, while the market’s traded volume increased to 110 million shares, compared to 108.4 million on Sunday.
The consumer services sector led risers and added 1.83%, followed by the banking sector which grew 1.64%.
On the other hand, the Real Estate Investment Traded Funds (REITs) sector headed decliners after sliding 0.39%, followed by the public utilities sector with 0.38%.
At the stock level, the National Agricultural Marketing’s (Thimar) stock topped gainers after advancing 10%, registering its largest gains in six years, while Saudi Paper Manufacturing’s stock led fallers and dipped 4.12%.
Al Rajhi Bank’s stock led TASI in terms of turnover with SAR 545 million, whereas the stock of Al Tayyar Travel registered the highest traded volume of 5.58 million shares.
The joint index between Tadawul and MSCI, MT30 index, rose 12.25 points, or 0.94%, to finish the session at 1,321.67 points.
On the other hand, the Nomu Capped Index (NomuC) inched down 2.24 points, or 0.06%, to close at 3,692.18 points.
Meanwhile, NOMU, the main index of the Nomu secondary market, grew 9.22 points, or 0.25%, to finish at 3,721.28 points.
Thob Al Aseel’s stock was Nomu’s best performer with 0.88%, while the stocks of Abdullah Saad Mohammed Abo Moati for Bookstores and Development Works Food dropped 2% and 1.1%, respectively.
