Riyadh – Mubasher: The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) ended Monday's trading session down after its benchmark Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) went down 0.2% or 16.07 points to 8,208.87 points.
TASI’s trading volume stood at 212.7 million shares on Monday, up from 206.95 million on Sunday, while traded value rose to SAR 5.24 billion ($1.4 billion), compared to SAR 4.8 billion ($1.29 billion) in the previous session.
The energy, materials, and telecommunication services sectors levelled down 2.8%, 0.97%, and 0.34%, respectively.
On the flipside, the media sector gained 3.21%, while banking segment inched up 0.36%.
Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical’s (Petro Rabigh) stock was TASI worst performer with 5.56% to close at SAR 27.50, whereas the stock of National Gypsum Company’s grew 3.73% to SAR 14.46.
The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation’s (SABIC) stock led in terms of traded value after generating SAR 889.96 million in a turnover.
SABIC’s stock fell 2.94% to finish at SAR 114.60.
In the meantime, the main index of the Nomu-Parallel Market, NOMU, increased 0.68% or 21.81 points, to 3,250.82 points.
Raydan Co’s stock rose 3.54% to SAR 16.98, whereas Al-Kathiri Holding Company’s stock tumbled 8.14% to SAR 27.55.
