Riyadh – Mubasher: The main index of the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) added 0.35% or 24.31 points to 6,905.70 points at Monday’s open.

By 10:58 am KSA time, 16.04 million shares were exchanged at a value of SAR 374.44 million.

The retailing sector topped the red zone and fell 0.76%, followed by the insurance sector by 0.3%.

The banks and telecom sectors went up 1.1% and 0.9%, respectively, while the material sector shed 0.1%.

The Arab National Bank topped the gaining stocks and increased 3.1%, while Metlife AIG led the losing ones and retreated 4.2%.

Moreover, the main index (NOMU) of Nomu-Parallel Market opened Monday unchanged at 3,902.47 points.

Thob Al-Aseel Company decreased solely by 0.4%.