Closing Bell: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul rises 0.18% to highest level in a month

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index rose 18.1 points, or 0.18 percent, on Thursday to close at 10,326.47, its highest level in a month.

Trading volume reached nearly 235.6 million shares, with a combined value of more than SR4.12 billion ($1.1 billion) across 424,016 transactions. Of the listed companies, 100 advanced, while 163 declined.

The Nomu parallel market advanced 105.57 points, or 0.48 percent, to close at 22,054.14, with 43 stocks advancing and 35 declining.

The MSCI Tadawul 30 Index also gained 2.64 points, or 0.19 percent, to end the session at 1,400.46.

Saudi Industrial Development Co. led the market’s gainers, rising 7.57 percent to close at SR16.20.