Riyadh – Mubasher: The main index of the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) ended Monday falling 0.68% or 46.26 points to the level of 6,787,80 points.
Traded value reached SAR 3.4 billion ($910 million) compared to SAR 2.62 billion ($697 million) on Sunday, while traded volume stood at 180.31 million shares, compared to 152.8 million shares.
The REITs index led the red zone and declined 6.1%, followed by the consumer services and energy sector which decreased 2.7% and 2.6%, respectively.
The banks sector went down 1.1%, after the National Commercial Bank (NCB) and Al Rajhi Bank decreased 1.3% and 0.05%, respectively.
The telecom sector lost 0.32% weighted by Mobily and Zain which shed 0.71% and 1.1%, respectively, led by Etihad Atheeb by 1.9%, while Saudi Telecom Co (STC) closed stable at SAR 65.75.
The capital goods sector also inched down 0.14%, after SABIC and SAFCO went down 0.58% and 0.6%, respectively.
The healthcare sector topped the best performers and went up 0.55%, supported by Al Hammadi Company and Dallah Healthcare which rose 3.6% and 1.2%, respectively.
Saudi Arabia Refineries led 136 losing shares and dropped 9.8%, while eXtra topped 27 gaining stocks and surged 10%.
