MediaIn / Agencies / Riyadh February 27, 2018
The index of major Saudi shares closed today, down 6.43 points to close at 7465.47 points, and trades worth more than 2.8 billion riyals.
More than 114 million shares were traded, with more than 89,000 shares trading in 67 stocks, while 110 shares closed lower.
The shares of manufacturing companies, Medgulf Insurance, MEPCO, Care, and Pipelines were the top gainers. Asir, Cooperative, Refineries, Al Waha and Al Arabi were the worst losers, with gains and losses ranging between 9.94% and 10.00%.
Al-Anma, Al-Anzma, Dar Al Arkan, Sahara and Saudi Kayan were the most active in quantity. Al-Anma, Sabic, Al Rajhi, Manufacturing and Exports were the most active in value.
Saudi Arabia’s benchmark index closed up 7.78 points to close at 3048.66 points, with a turnover of more than 798 thousand riyals. More than 47,000 shares were traded, more than 125 transactions.
