Riyadh - Mubasher: The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) ended Tuesday’s trading on a rise for the fourth consecutive session, on the back of blue chips.
The Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) went up by 0.45%, gaining 32.17 points, and closed at the level of 7,145.54 points.
Traded values rose to SAR 3.36 billion ($896 million) up from SAR 3.2 billion ($853 million) in the last session.
Similarly, traded volumes increased to 150.7 million shares compared to 140.64 million shares on Monday.
As for the market sectors’ performance, 13 sector indices closed in green, led by commercial services, which added 2.97%, followed by food production with 1.6%.
Meanwhile, banks rose 0.43%, while the materials and telecom sectors levelled up 0.03%, and 0.08%, respectively.
On the other hand, seven sectors closed in red, with food retail leading the decliners by losing 0.8%, followed by utilities with 0.6%.
As for the stocks’ performance, Printing and Packaging was the top gainer as it surged 9.98%, while Al Baha was the biggest loser, dropping 5.8%.
Al Inma was the most active in both traded values and volumes with SAR 464.65 million and 28.4 million shares.
On the contrary, the Nomu-Parallel Market ended the session in red, after seeing marginal gains by the close of Monday’s session.
The main index (NOMU) declined by 0.65%, losing 23.85 points, and closing at 3,649.98 points.
Turnover totalled SAR 3.36 million, compared to SAR 974,250 a day earlier, with volumes rising to 112,850 shares from Monday’s 19,870 shares.
Five stocks closed on a decline, led by Baazem, which fell 4.6%, while Abo Moati and Al Samaani increased by 2.1% each.
