Riyadh — Mubasher: The Saudi Arabian benchmark index (TASI) closed Tuesday's trading session down 1.69%, shedding 170.83 points to finish at 9,952.06.
Total trading value reached SAR 3.82 billion, with decliners heavily outnumbering advancers as 244 stocks fell compared to 21 gainers.
Sectoral performance on the main market was predominantly negative. The Media and Entertainment sector led the losses with a 4.29% drop, followed by Real Estate Management and Development at 3.90% and Utilities at 3.59%.
The Materials sector, a key weight in the index, retreated by 3.09%.
Individual stock movements saw Tihama Advertising, Public Relations and Marketing Company fall 8.29% and Yanbu National Petrochemical Company (Yansab) decline 6.53%.
Conversely, Saudi Azm for Communication and Information Technology Company rose 3.86%, and Watani Iron Steel Company gained 3.10%.
The Parallel Market (Nomu) index ended the session at 21,866.72 points, a decrease of 0.46%. Trading volume in the parallel market stood at SAR 15 million.
Paper Home was the top performer in this segment, rising 9.76%, while First Avenue increased by 8.93%.
On the downside, Osool & Bakheet Investment Company dropped 9.82%, and Taqat Mineral Trading Company fell 9.26%.
In the investment funds segment, the index fell 1.07% to close at 2,610.64 points with a turnover of SAR 13 million.
