Riyadh – Mubasher: The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) finished Tuesday in the green after its benchmark Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) added 19.78 points, or 0.23%, to 8,446.07 points.
TASI’s liquidity rose to SAR 2.69 billion, from SAR 2.3 billion, while traded volume reached 115.38 million shares, up from 113.14 million on Monday.
The telecommunication services, media, utilities, materials, and banks sectors went up 1.3%, 0.8%, 0.7%, 0.26%, and 0.2%, respectively.
On the flipside, the real estate investments traded funds (REITs) sector led losers with 0.88%, and the consumer durables and apparel sector decreased 0.5%.
The Mediterranean and Gulf Insurance and Reinsurance Company’s (MedGulf) stock topped risers with 6.3%, whereas Abdul Mohsen Al Hokair Group for Tourism and Development Co’s was the worst performer with 8.11%.
Al Rajhi Bank’s stock generated the highest liquidity with SAR 301.93 million, while the stock of National Industrialization Co’s (Tasnee) led in terms of trading volume with 6.86 million exchanged shares.
In the meantime, the main inde3x of the Nomu secondary market, NOMU, slumped 59.16 points, or 1.6%, finishing at 3,688.79 points.
Nomu’s turnover amounted to SAR 1.62 million, down from SAR 1.7 million, whereas trading volume rose to 85,160 shares, from 72,460 on Monday.
Thob Al-Aseel Company’s stock led losers with 3%, whereas Al Omran Industrial and Trading Company’s stock topped gainers with 1.4%.
Baazeem Trading Co’s stock acquired the parallel market’s liquidity with SAR 582,560, while the stock of Abdullah Saad Mohamed Abo Moati for Bookstores Company led in terms of traded volume after 33,740 shares were exchanged.
