Saudi Arabia’s main stock index closed up 81.75 points today to close at 11,487.07 points, with transaction volume of 4.8 billion rials. Share trading volume – according to the Saudi Economic News Agency’s daily economic bulletin for the Saudi stock market – reached 148 million shares, divided by more than 300,000 trades, in which 167 stocks recorded gains in value while 39 stocks closed. Stocks: Saudi German Health, Al-Aseel, Bawan, Dar Al-Arkan and Al-Hammadi posted the biggest gains, while Tihama, Jadwa Rett Saudi Arabia, Theeb, Maharah and Salama stocks posted the biggest declines in trading , where the rise and fall percentages fluctuated between 9.93% and 1.61%. At the same time, shares of companies: Dar Al-Arkan, Petro Rabigh, Emaar, Tasnee and Alinma were the most active in terms of number, and shares of companies: Dar Al-Arkan, Al-Rajhi, SABIC, Al-Ahly and Alinma were the most active in value. The Saudi Parallel Shares Index (Nomu) closed today up 68.26 points to 1993.08 with transactions worth 26.5 million riyals and trading volume for the shares was over 620,000 shares divided into 2625 transactions.
