RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index rose on Tuesday, gaining 82.27 points, or 0.74 percent, to close at 11,249.54.
The total trading turnover of the benchmark index was SR7.2 billion ($4.2 billion), as 178 of the stocks advanced and 78 retreated.
The Kingdom’s parallel market Nomu lost 117.98 points, or 78 percent, to close at 22,705.28. This came as 30 of the stocks advanced while 57 retreated.
The MSCI Tadawul Index gained 11.02 points, or 0.73 percent, to close at 1,513.75.
The best-performing stock of the day was AFG International Co., whose share price surged 9.95 percent to SR15.47.
