By Assil bin Talib
Riyadh-Mubasher: Saudi Arabia's stock market edged up 0.13% or 9.28 points to close Wednesday at the 7,000 level.
More than 250 million shares were exchanged through over 110,000 transactions at a turnover exceeding SAR 5.3 billion.
Five sectors headed north, topped by real estate development which rose 2.13%. The banking sector also rose 0.45%.
Meanwhile, 10 sectors headed south, led by the agriculture which dropped 2.12%.
Wrapping up equities, Emaar EC led the way in gains, rocketing 9.66% to SAR 10.9, followed by Knowledge Economic City which soared 7.09% to SAR 15.4.
On the other hand, ANB Insurance was the major disappointment, tumbling 5.31% to SAR 53.5. Saudi Chemical had the second-worst showing, with a loss of 4.49% to SAR 59.5.
Alinma Bank was the most active in terms of traded volume with 62.4 million shares, while Research and Marketing led in number of trades with 8,584.
Translated by Abdul Maguid Aboshahla
