The main Saudi Stock Exchange Index closed the trading up 46.75 points to reach 6678.44 points, with transactions worth more than SR2.7 billion. The number of shares traded reached more than 140 million shares, which were shared by more than 138,000 deals in which the shares of 136 companies registered a rise in their value, while the shares of 53 companies declined. AlWataniah Companies, Arab Sea, Al Alamiya, Petro Rabigh, and Buruj, were the highest gainers, while those of Baazeem, NGC, DUR, APC, and SPPC, the lowest in trading, with the rates of rise and fall ranging between 9.99% and 3.08%. The shares of Alinma, Petro Rabigh, Sira, Saudi Kayan, and Saudi Aramco, were the most active in quantity. The shares of Alinma, Al-Rajhi, Saudi Aramco, Petro Rabigh, and Sira, were the most active in value. The Saudi Secondary Index (Nomu) closed the day up 676 points to reach 7541.87 points, with more than SR59 million traded, and the number of shares traded was 912,000, within 1866 transactions. In Manama, the Bahrain All Share Index has closed at 1,320.15 points marking an increase of 7.17 points above the previous closing. This increase was due to the rise in the Commercial Banks Sector, Investment Sector and Services Sector. Bahrain lslamic Index has closed at 588.14 points marking an increase of 3.32 points above the previous closing. Results indicated that 47 equity transactions took place with a volume of 3,277,600 worth BD411,939. Investors traded mainly in the Services Sector representing %37.04 of the total value of securities traded. In Muscat, the Muscat Securities Market (MSM) general index (30) Sunday lost (39.07) points, comprising a decline by (1.104%) to close at (3500,47) points, compared to the last session, which stood at (3539,54) points. The trading value stood at (RO 950,000), comprising a drop by (26.38%) compared to the last session, which stood at (RO 1,290,472). The report released by MSM pointed out that the market value fell by (0.373%) to reach about (RO18.16 billion). — SPA
