The main Saudi Stock Exchange Index closed the trading up 64.04 points to reach 6569.39 points, with transactions worth more than SR 3.4 billion. The number of shares traded reached more than 170 million shares, which were shared by more than 160,000 deals in which the shares of 100 companies registered a rise in their value, while the shares of 83 companies declined. Saudi Cable Companies, Al-Waha, Al-Andalus, Saudi Electricity and the Union of Communications were the highest gainers, while those of Sasco, Pharmaceutical, National, Mouwasat and Al-Drees were the lowest in trading, with the rates of rise and fall ranging between 9.66.00% and 4.77%. The shares of Alinma, Saudi Aramco, Tasnee, Sira and Al-Jazeera were the most active in quantity. The shares of Saudi Aramco, Al-Rajhi, Alinma, STC and SABIC were the most active in the value. The Saudi Secondary Index (Nomu) closed the day up 108.15 points to close, at 5626.02 points, with more than SR 7 million traded, in value, and the number of shares traded was 209,000, within 524 transactions.
