By Asseel bin Talib

Riyadh-Mubasher: Tadawul All-Share Index (TASI) extended its decline until mid-session, falling 3.75% or 316.34 points to reach the 8,194 level.

More than 109 million shares changed hand through over 66,000 trades at a turnover of SAR 2.7 billion.

Al Abdullatif was the sole advancer, edging up 0.27% to SAR 37. Meanwhile, 166 stocks declined, led by Takween which dived 9.98% to SAR 48.

Alinma Bank was the most active in terms of trading volume and number of transactions, after 19.7 million shares were exchanged in 4,904 trades.

Translated by Abdul Maguid Aboshahla