Riyadh – Mubasher: The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) finished Wednesday’s trading session in the red after its benchmark Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) slid 6.82 points, or 0.09%, to 7,710.93 points.
TASI’s trading volume stood at 88.17 million shares, down from 114 million in the session before, while traded value fell slumped to SAR 1.8 billion ($488.67 million), from SAR 2.46 billion ($656.27 million), registering lowest liquidity since 26 August.
The food and staples retailing sector inched down 0.62%, followed by the telecommunication services sector with 0.58%.
The materials and banking sectors dropped 0.38% and 0.04%, respectively.
On the other hand, the media and entertainment sector topped gainers with 0.87%, while the pharmaceuticals sector increased 0.86%.
Saudi Enaya Cooperative Insurance Company’s (Enaya) stock was TASI’s worst performer after losing 4.29%, while The Saudi Cable Company’s stock was the best performer after jumping 9.95%.
Saudi Fisheries Company’s (Alasmak) stock, which added 9.92%, led the main market in terms of liquidity after generating SAR 198.65 million, while the stock of Mobile Telecommunications Company Saudi Arabia (Zain), down 2.2%, posted the highest traded volume with 6.36 million shares.
In the meantime, the main index of the Nomu-Parallel Market, NOMU, tumbled 13.68 points, or 0.57%, to close the session at 2,400.32 points.
Arab Sea Information System Co’s stock led Nomu’s losers with 7.5%, while Al Omran Industrial and Trading Company’s stock gained 4.05%.
