By Assil bin Talib

Riyadh-Mubasher: Tadawul All-Share Index (TASI) extended its upward trend till Thursday’s mid-session, rising 0.51% or 37 points to reach the 7,245 level.

Nearly 116 million shares were exchanged through over 46,000 transactions at a turnover of SAR 2.4 billion.

Rounding up equities, 108 advanced, spearheaded by Jazadco which climbed 7.6% to SAR 16.85. Meanwhile, 45 stocks declined, led by Amiantit which fell 4.58% to SAR 10.2.

Alinma Bank was the most active in terms of traded volume with 30.4 million shares and number of transactions with 2,637.

Translated by Abdul Maguid Aboshahla