Riyadh – Mubasher: The main index of the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) added 0.57% or 38.87 points to 6,891.99 points at Monday’s close.
Traded value increased to SAR 3.23 billion ($862 million) on Monday, compared to SAR 2.43 billion ($647 million) on Sunday.
Traded volume went up to 230.27 million shares from 182.39 million shares.
The media sector led gainers and advanced 5.4%, followed by the pharma and capital goods sectors which increased 1.5% and 1.4%, respectively.
The telecom, materials, and banks sectors rose collectively by 0.77%, 0.72%, and 0.33%, respectively.
On the other hand, the energy sector fell solely by 0.82%.
Asharqiyah Development recorded the highest hikes of 10%, while the highest losses were registered by Petro Rabigh which decreased 5.4%.
Moreover, the main index (NOMU) of Nomu-Parallel Market went down 1.5% or 65.75 points to 4,340.15 points.
Traded volume fell to 155,150 shares, while values rose to SAR 33.42 million on Thursday.
Development Works Food led the worst performers and lost 5.8% to SAR 79, while Arab Sea added 1.8% to SAR 14.10.
Raydan Co was the most active in terms of traded value with SAR 1.1 million, while Abo Moati for Bookstores led the traded volume by 55,170 shares.
