Riyadh – Mubasher: The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) ended Monday’s trading session in the green zone, as the benchmark index (TASI) rose by 0.45% and closed at 7,872.55 points.

The energy sector index went up by 0.97%, while telecom and materials gained 0.29% and 0.27%, respectively.

Traded volumes amounted to 99.22 million shares, with a turnover of SAR 2.41 billion. This is compared with 121.35 million traded shares at a value of SAR 2.61 billion on Sunday.

Saudi Aramco had the highest turnover with SAR 258.65 million, while Dar Alarkan the most actively traded stock with 10.50 million shares.

Alandalus was the top rising stock as it surged by 6.96%, while SABB Takaful led the decliners and lost 3.43%.

On the other hand, the Nomu-Parallel Market dropped by 3.40% or 254.07 points to 7,228.39 points.