The main Saudi stock market index, TASI, ended Tuesday's trading down 0.4% to 10,698 points, with trading value reaching 4 billion riyals.

According to the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) website, the number of shares traded amounted to about 188.6 million shares, with a market value of 9.56 trillion riyals.

Shares of 163 companies declined

Shares of 163 companies fell by the end of Tuesday's trading, while 95 rose, out of 270 companies listed on the main market.

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The shares of: Aldrees, Alistithmar REIT, JIG, Knowledge City, and Research and Media were the most risers, while the shares of: Abu Maati, Enaya, Takween, Al Yamamah Steel, and Alinma were the most decliners.

Parallel market

The parallel market index, Nomu, closed today up 0.2% to 22,187 points, with trading value reaching 10.9 million riyals. The number of shares traded amounted to about 1.9 million shares, while the market value reached about 38.27 billion riyals. Shares of 40 companies fell by the end of today's trading, while 20 rose, out of 126 companies listed on the parallel market.