RIYADH: The Saudi main index, also known as TASI, edged up on Wednesday, while parallel market, Nomu, closed lower.
At the closing bell on Wednesday, TASI was up 1.04 percent.
Nomu was down 0.09 percent at the end of today's trading session.
Saudi Arabian Cooperative Insurance Co. rose 10 percent to lead the gainers.
Among the other gainers, Nama Chemical Co. was up 6.33 percent.
Leejam Sports Co. led the fallers. It was down 3.79 percent at the closing bell.
Aramco, the largest player in the Saudi oil market, was up 2.31 percent at the end of trading.
In the banking sector, Alinma Bank rose 0.12 percent, while Al Rajhi bank was down 1.10 percent.
In the food and beverage sector, Almarai Co. rose 0.59 percent.
Oil prices edged up today. As of 3.40 p.m Saudi time, Brent crude was priced at $104.5 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate was at $101.2 a barrel.
