Closing Bell: Saudi main index holds firm at 10,882

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index was steady on Tuesday, as it marginally declined by 0.04 percent, or 3.87 points, to close at 10,881.71. The total trading turnover of the benchmark index was SR4.02 billion ($1.07 billion), with 90 of the listed stocks advancing and 160 declining. Saudi Arabia’s parallel market Nomu gained 247.32 points to close at 26,769.86. The MSCI Tadawul Index slid marginally by 0.05 percent to 1,406.86. The best-performing stock on the benchmark index was Alistithmar AREIC Diversified REIT Fund, as its share price climbed by 8.62 percent to SR8.44.