By Mohammed Idries

Riyadh-Mubasher: The Tadawul All-Share Index (TASI) rose 0.36% or 35 points to reach the 9,746 level on Tuesday at 1:50pm Mecca time.

More than 260 million shares changed hands through over 98,000 trades at a turnover exceeding SAR 7 billion.

Wrapping up stocks, 84 headed north, topped by Trade Union, which soared 8% to SAR 43.40. Meanwhile, 60 stocks headed south, led by Wafa Insurance, which fell 2.8% to SAR 22.90.

Alinma Bank was the most active in terms of turnover with around SAR 613 million, while Dar Al Arkan led in trading volume with 60.9 million shares.

Translated by Abdul Maguid Aboshahla