Riyadh – Mubasher: The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) opened Monday down, after its benchmark Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) fell 0.2% or 14.39 points reaching 7,334.37 points.

By 10:38 am Saudi time, trading volume reached 18.46 million shares traded through 13,660 transactions, with a liquidity of SAR 403.9 million.

The food and staples retailing sector tumbled 1%, whereas the media sector rose 3.9%.

Meanwhile, the Nomu-Parallel Market index slipped 0.14% or 5.04 points to reach 3,582 points.

Baazeem Trading’s stock and Abo Moati for Bookstores’ stock decreased 3.9% and 2.9%, respectively.