Riyadh – Mubasher: The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) finished Monday in the green after its benchmark Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) surged 71.77 points, or 0.91%, to 7,916.79 points, recording the sixth growth in a row.
TASI’s traded volume stood at 159.25 million shares, up from 130.47 million on Sunday, while liquidity jumped to SAR 4.4 billion ($1.17 billion), registering its highest liquidity rate in 27 sessions, against SAR 3.2 billion ($858.67 billion).
The commercial and professional services sector led gainers with 1.76%, followed by the food and beverages sector with 1.61%.
The materials, banking, and telecommunication services sectors added 1.4%, 0.95%, and 0.48%, respectively.
On the flipside, the insurance sector inched down 0.77%, while the energy sector levelled down 0.26%.
The Saudi Industrial Export Company’s (SIEC) stock led risers after growing 9.93%, whereas the stock of Saudi Chemical Co headed losers after falling 3.58%.
Alinma Bank’s stock, which grew 1.18%, topped the main market in terms of trading volume after 28.88 million shares were exchanged, while the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation’s (SABIC) stock, which rose 1.17%, generated the highest liquidity with SAR 822.85 million.
In the meantime, the main index of the Nomu secondary market, NOMU, went up 19.35 points, or 0.81%, to close at 2,421.65 points.
Arab Sea Information System Co’s stock led the parallel market risers after gaining 8.7%.
