Riyadh – Mubasher: The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) ended Tuesday’s trading session on a mixed performance, after its benchmark Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) slid 39.42 points, or 0.48%, to 8,235.56 points, marking the second consecutive drop, whereas the secondary market levelled up.
TASI’s trading volume stood at 120.81 million shares on Tuesday, down from 162.45 million on Monday, while traded value tumbled to SAR 3.21 billion, from SAR 3.83 billion.
The food and beverages, media, transportation, banking, telecommunication services, and materials sectors went down 1.2%, 1.15%, 1.1%, 0.7%, 0.2%, and 0.17%, respectively.
On the other hand, the consumer durables and apparel sector rose 0.9%, while the real estate investment traded funds (REITs) sector inched up 0.4%.
Saudi Enaya Cooperative Insurance Company’s (Enaya) stock was the worst performer with 5.99%, followed by Saudi Indian Company for Cooperative Insurance’s (Wafa Insurance) stock with 5.2%, whereas Al Sorayai Trade and Industrial Group’s stock jumped 6.1%.
The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation’s (SABIC) stock acquired TASI's highest turnover after generating SAR 796.83 million, while Al Inma Bank’s stock saw the highest trading volume after 27.4 million shares were exchanged.
In the meantime, the main index of the Nomu-Parallel Market, NOMU grew 16.45 points, or 0.6%, to finish the mid-week session at 2,955.17 points.
Nomu’s traded volume plunged to 99,480 shares on Tuesday, from 338,040 on Monday, while trading value slumped to SAR 1.9 million, from SAR 5.2 million.
Raydan Co’s stock rose 3.8%, whereas the stock of Baazeem Trading decreased 1.2%.
Raydan Co’s stock topped the secondary market in terms of trading volume and value, with 58,690 traded shares and a turnover of SAR 832,130.
