The Saudi Stock Exchange ended today's session in red, marginally declining, continuing its decline for the third consecutive session, amid negative performance by the basic materials and banking sectors, amid a decline in trading activity.
The TASI general index closed with losses of 0.06 points, falling to 12,198.38 points.
The trading value decreased to about 4.42 billion riyals, compared to 6.30 billion riyals, and the trading volume decreased to 200.185 million shares, compared to 246.75 million shares.
The energy sector performance increased by 0.53%, while the communications sector performance increased by 0.85%.
The basic materials sector decreased by 0.71%, while the banking sector recorded a decline of about 0.39%.
In terms of stock performance, gains included 60 stocks, led by Lazurde, which rose by 10%. 160 stocks closed in red, led by Al Waha, which declined by 10%.
ACWA Power share recorded the highest trading value at 275.060 million riyals, and the highest volume was for Shams share with a trading volume of 30.35 million shares.
As for the performance of the parallel market, the (Maximum Growth) index closed up 2.18%, gaining 577.98 points to its value, rising to 27,062.01 points.
Future Care stock topped the list of gains after rising 27.41%, while the highest losses were for Nafoudh stock, which closed down 4.78%.
