Tadawul index down 0.2%, with Southern Cement rising to 4 year high

Visitors look at stock price information displayed on a digital screen inside the Saudi Stock Exchange, also known as the Tadawul, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 10, 2018. (Getty Images)

• Tadawul All Share Index closed at 8,675 points amid $2.98bn turnover
• Southern Cement rose more than 2 percent to reach SAR 79.80

Saudi equities ended the session today with the benchmark Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) declining marginally by 0.2 percent, or 19 points, to 8,675.

Total turnover reached SAR 11.2 billion ($2.98 billion), with advance-decline ratio at 81:104.

Southern Cement rose more than 2 percent to reach SAR 79.80 – its highest close in four years. 

Naseej led the day’s maximum gains, while shares of Baazeem recorded its highest close since listing at SAR 74.80 (+2 percent)

On the other hand, shares of Al Rajhi Bank declined by 1 percent at SAR 74.

Shares of Riyad Bank, Saudi Electricity, Saudi Kayan, Sulaiman Al Habib and Al Othaim Markets ended their trading today with a decline in rates ranging between 1 percent and 2 percent.

Anaam Holding led today’s maximum decline for the second consecutive session to close at SAR 138.80.

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