The Tadawul All-Share Index (TASI) stepped down 15.64 points or 0.20 percent to close at 7, 690.38 points yesterday.
While curving in the downward territory throughout the day it dipped to a maximum loss of 43.7 points.
Again only Med cap witnessed a positive change among market cap indices.
Most of the sector indices ended negatively, paring an aggregate of 291.8 points.
Banks & Financial Services suffered worst of all sectors, trimming 143.6 points or 0.85 percent to 16,841.49. Heavyweights Al-Rajhi Bank and Samba Financial Group recorded the biggest losses, going down by 1.64 percent and 1.48 percent respectively.
On the positive side, six sectors finished to the upside, reflecting an accumulation of 136.8 points.
Real Estate Development sector remained the significant gainer yesterday, advancing 1.58 percent to 4,662.75 points.
The total number of falling stocks exceeded to the total number of rising stocks by a margin of 71 to 58 and the prices of 27 companies remained unchanged.
Saudi Indian Company for Co-operative Insurance (WAFA Insurance) and Jabal Omar Development Co. played well among all Saudi companies, surging by 5.58 percent and 4.39 percent respectively.
Jabal Omar, with trades over 11.7 million shares worth SR 358.2 million, also topped the volume and value charts at Tadawul, capturing roughly 10 percent of the overall market turnover.
Tadawul volume with trades over 125 million shares remained 18.8 percent greater than previous level but still it was 46.7 percent lower than 50-day average.
Liquidity rose a little to SR 3.4 billion, an increase of 12.6 percent from the previous level but still it was forty percent lower than 50-day average.
Real estate sector advances 1.58%
