Riyadh – Mubasher: The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) finished Thursday's trading session in decline after its benchmark Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) tumbled 35.44 points, or 0.43%, to 8,253.54 points, recording its lowest level in 19 sessions.
TASI’s trading volume inched up to reach 125.58 million shares in the last session of the week, compared to 125.16 million shares on Wednesday, while liquidity increased to SAR 3.8 billion ($1.01 billion), from SAR 3.6 billion ($967.2 million).
The pharmaceuticals, banking, and materials sectors levelled down 1.71%, 0.76%, and 0.33%, respectively.
On the other hand, the retailing sector rose 0.69%, followed by the consumer durables and apparel sector with 0.53%, and the telecommunication services sector with 0.08%.
Arabian Shield Cooperative Insurance Company’s stock led losers with 9.98%, whereas AXA Cooperative Insurance’s stock went up 6.41%.
The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation’s (SABIC) topped the prumary market in terms of trading value after generating a turnover of SAR 1.2 billion, while the stock of Alinma Bank was the most active in terms of traded volume after 39.6 million shares were exchanged.
In the meantime, the main index of the Nomu-Parallel Market, NOMU, jumped 18.45 points, or 0.66%, to close at 2,807.02 points.
Thob Al-Aseel Company and Raydan Co stocks’ increased 1.07%, and 0.16%, respectively.
