Riyadh – Mubasher: The Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) of the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) closed Wednesday’s session higher by 11.2 points (0.94%) at 11,903.74 points.

The trading value stood at SAR 7.24 billion after exchanging 189.75 million shares, compared to SAR 7.38 billion and 198.6 million shares in the previous session.

The materials sector topped the gainers with 2.22%, while the commercial segment led the decliners with 2.11%.

Sahara International Petrochemical (Sipchem) was the top riser with 9.95%, while Amana Cooperative Insurance led the fallers with 3.16%.

Saudi Kayan posted the highest trading volume of 15.65 million shares, while Sipchem registered the highest turnover of SAR 714.92 million.

Nomu-Parallel Market Capped Index (NomuC) also rose by 81.7 points (0.34%) to 24,449.96 points.

Banan Real Estate was the top riser with 3.8%, while Sumou Real Estate led the fallers with 2.34%.