Riyadh – Mubasher: The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) finished Tuesday’s trading session with a negative performance after its benchmark Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) decreased 2.64 points, or 0.03%, to 8,399.4 points.

TASI’s traded volume hit 114.27 million shares, down from 173.72 million on Monday, while liquidity slumped to SAR 2.57 billion ($685 million), against SAR 3.74 billion ($996.8 million).

The food and staples retailing sector inched down 0.72%, followed by the materials and banking sectors with 0.26% and 0.07%, respectively.

On the other hand, the telecommunication services sector rose 1.55%, while the media sector increased 1.46%.

The Saudi Cable Company’s stock led losers with 3.13%, while Alujain Corporation’s stock topped gainers after adding 9.95%.

Al Rajhi Bank’s stock, which grew 0.5%, led the main market in terms of liquidity after generating SAR 199.73 million, while Mobile Telecommunications Company Saudi Arabia’s (Zain) stock, down 1.9%, posted the highest traded volume with 13.18 million shares.

In the meantime, the main index of the Nomu-Parallel Market, NOMU, plunged 34.21 points, or 1.2%, to finish the mid-week session at 2,810.9 points.

Thob Al-Aseel Company’s stock headed losers with 3.02%, while the stock of Al-Samaani Factory for Metal Industries was the best performer after growing 6.36%.