Riyadh – Mubasher: The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) ended the week on a negative note.

The Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) declined by 2.03% or nearly 161 points to 7,753.36 points.

However, traded values increased by 34.11% to SAR 15.206 billion, compared with SAR 11.338 billion last week.

Traded volumes also rose by 12.27% to 644.99 million shares, up from 531.87 million shares in the week before.

18 market sectors ended the week in red, led by media and publishing that dropped 6.68%.

On the other hand, only the telecom sector index rose by 1.73%, while pharmaceuticals remained unchanged.