The main Saudi stock market index, TASI, started trading on Thursday with a decline of 0.2% to 10,829 points, with trading volume reaching 64.3 million riyals.

According to the 'Saudi Tadawul' website, the number of shares traded amounted to about 3.6 million shares, with a market value of 9.6 trillion riyals.

Shares of 177 companies declined

Shares of 177 companies fell at the start of today's trading, while 54 rose, out of 270 companies listed on the main market.

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Shares of companies: Mask, Petro Rabigh, Mutakamila, Al Asmak, and Aseer were the top gainers. According to the 'Tadawul' website, shares of companies: Taseel, Rasen, Tanmia, Al Watania, and Enaya were the top losers.