Riyadh – Mubasher: The Saudi Stock Exchange’s Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) increased 0.12%, or 8.69 points, to 7,548.43 points in Thursday’s early trades.

By 10:39 am KSA time, TASI saw trading of 34.82 million shares exchanged through 14,900 transactions with a turnover of SAR 522.62 million.

The energy sector rose 1.1%, followed by food and staples retailing with 0.6%, banks with 0.3%, telecommunication services with 0.1%, and materials with 0.1%.

On the other hand, the real estate management and development sector inched down 0.32%, while retailing shed 0.3%. 

Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical’s (Petro Rabigh) stock led risers with 2.9%, whereas Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development’s stock fell 3.1%.

Meanwhile, the benchmark index of the Nomu-Parallel Market, NOMU, grew 0.15%, or 4.71 points, to 3,088.92 points.

Al-Samaani Factory for Metal Industries’ stock jumped 13.6%.