Riyadh - Mubasher: The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) ended Thursday’s trading session on a marginal loss, on the back of the decline of the banks, energy, and basic materials sector indices.

The Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) slipped 0.1% or 8.33 points to close the last session of the week at the level of 7,924.19 points.

Today’s session saw the highest liquidity level in two months, since 19 September, exceeding SAR 4 billion, with the Saudi British Bank (SABB) dominating SAR 1.6 billion of today’s trade supported by special transactions.

Traded volumes reached 149.47 million shares, with the SABB stock accounting for 56.88 million traded shares.

Abo Moati and Thob Al Aseel led 102 declining stocks, losing 9.94% and 7.2%, respectively.

On the other hand, 67 stocks ended the session in the green zone, led by Saudi Fisheries and Yanbu Cement with 5.75% and 3.71% increases, respectively, followed by Saudi Cable with 3.64%.

As for the sector’s performance, the banks’ sector lost 0.44%, while the energy index fell 0.27%.

Consumer services and telecom led the rising sector indices, adding 1.75% and 1.65%, in that order.

Meanwhile, the main index of the Parallel Market (NOMU) ended the session at the level of 4,739.36 points, losing 12.40% or 671.08 points.