The Saudi Stock Exchange ended Tuesday's trading session in the green, resuming its gains, supported by the energy and basic materials sectors, amid a decline in liquidity compared to the previous session.
The general index of the market, TASI, closed up 0.29%, with gains of 35.56 points, reaching 12,470.15 points.
Trading values decreased to 8.94 billion riyals, through 386.64 million shares, compared to 10.5 billion riyals with trading of 403.11 million shares, at the end of yesterday's session, Monday.
The green color dominated the performance of the sectors, led by the public utilities sector, which rose by 4.24%, the energy sector rose by 1.37%, and the basic materials sector recorded an increase of 0.58%.
Losses were limited to 4 sectors, led by the banking sector after falling by 1.22%, followed by the communications sector with a decline of 0.89%, then the pharmaceutical sector with a decline of 0.14%.
In terms of stock performance, gains included 158 stocks, led by Al Yamamah Steel, which rose by 10%. 64 stocks closed in red, led by Al Baha, which fell by 6.67%.
Saudi Aramco shares recorded the highest trading value of about 467 million shares, and the highest volume was for Anaam Holding shares, with a volume of 34.97 million shares.
The parallel market witnessed a marginal decline, with the (Maximum Growth) index closing down by 0.04%, equivalent to 11.65 points, falling to 26,435.03 points.
The Binaa stock led the losses after falling by 5.44%, while the Paper House stock recorded the highest gains with an increase of 9.89%.
The general index of the market, Tadawul, ended yesterday's session, Monday, down 0.96%, continuing its decline for the second consecutive session, amid a collective decline in major sectors.
