Riyadh – Mubasher: The main index of the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) added 0.05% or 3.59 points to close at 7,062.17 points on Monday.
Traded value decreased to SAR 2.81 billion compared to SAR 2.83 billion on Sunday, while traded volume fell to 122.7 million shares compared to 129 million.
The food retailing sector topped the best performers and rose 1.58%, backed by Al Othaim Markets which went up 2.09% to SAR 108.25.
The banks sector inched up 0.39%, supported by Al Rajhi Bank which gained 0.86% to SAR 64.50, while the National Commercial Bank (NCB) marginally shed 0.05% to SAR 38.40.
The material sector led the worst performers and went down 0.17%, after SABIC and SAFCO fell 0.07% to SAR 101.75 and 0.09% to SAR 67.50, respectively.
The telecom sector also lost 0.29%, affected by the Saudi Telecom Co (STC) and Mobily which slipped 0.34% to SAR 70.75 and 0.5% to SAR 22.10.
eXtra topped the gaining stocks and hiked 6.2% to SAR 36.30, while Saudi Cement led the losing ones and declined 9.7% to SAR 53.75.
Alinma Bank was the most active in terms of traded value and volumes with 20.8 million shares exchanged at SAR 304.88 million. The stock inched up 0.27% to SAR 14.65.
