Riyadh – Mubasher: The main index of the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) decreased 0.64% or 45.10 points to 6,967.71 points at Wednesday’s close.
Traded value fell to SAR 3.37 billion ($899 million) on Wednesday compared to SAR 3.67 billion ($979 million) on Tuesday.
Traded volume went down to 207 million shares, down from 243.79 million shares.
The capital goods sector led the red zone and fell 1.78%, followed by the utilities and consumer durables which levelled down 1.61% and 1.5%, respectively.
The materials and banks sectors shed 1% and 0.43%, respectively.
On the other hand, the media sector topped the best performers and added 0.6%, followed by the telecom sector which went up 0.3%.
Aslak came on top of losing stocks and declined 5.8%, while Medgulf led the gaining ones and advanced 4.36%.
SABIC was the most active in terms of traded value with SAR 434.84 million, while Dar Al Arkan topped the traded volume with 49.02 million shares.
Moreover, the main index (NOMU) of Nomu-Parallel Market lost 2.44% or 111.86 points to 4,474.09 points.
Traded volume reached 147,730 shares, while values reached SAR 3.2 million on Wednesday.
Abo Moati for Bookstores was the most active in terms of traded value and volume, exchanging 65,660 shares at a value of SAR 922,280.
Baazeem Trading topped the worst performers and dropped 5% to SAR 32, while Al-Samaani Factory for Metal Industries added 0.93% to top gainers at SAR 82.50.
