
TASI, Nomu rise; MT30 near stable at Monday’s open
The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) inched up in Monday’s early trading activities after its main Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) rose 5.6 points, or 0.06%, to 8,578.78 points.
By 10:30 am Saudi time, TASI’s trading volume hit 9.3 million shares exchanged through 10,400 transactions at a turnover of SAR 213 million.
The food and staples retailing sector increased 0.5%, followed by the telecommunication services, materials, banking sectors with 0.18%, 0.08% and 05%, respectively.
On the other hand, the consumer services and diversified financials sectors levelled down 0.41%, and 0.35%, consecutively.
Nama Chemicals Company’s stock was the best performer with 4.79%, while the stock of Al Yamamah Steel Industries Co was the worst performer with 3.4%.
Meanwhile, the benchmark index of the Nomu secondary market, NOMU, rose 17.53 points, or 0.5%, to 3,537.85 points, while the joint index between Tadawul and MSCI, MT30 shed 0.5 points, or 0.01%, to 1,264.55 points.
-Mubasher