RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index rose on Monday, gaining 76.61 points, or 0.66 percent, to close at 11,605.20.
The total trading turnover for the main index stood at SR6.22 billion ($1.66 billion), with 307.7 million shares traded. A total of 149 stocks advanced, while 97 declined.
The Kingdom’s parallel market Nomu also edged higher, climbing 64.55 points, or 0.25 percent, to 25,540.27, with 41 gainers and 52 losers.
Meanwhile, the MT30 index, which tracks the performance of the top 30 companies by market capitalization, advanced 12.8 points, or 0.85 percent, to 1,514.75.
The Power and Water Utility Co. for Jubail and Yanbu was the top performer of the day, with its share price rising 9.97 percent to SR43.24.
