TASI rises 0.6% to 8,648 points as turnover reaches $2.38bn

Saudi Arabia’s benchmark Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) fell for the second consecutive day, closing 0.6 percent, or 54 points, lower at 8,648 points on Monday.

Total turnover reached SR 8.9 billion ($2.38 billion), with the advance-decline ratio at 39:150.

Blue chip SABIC fell 0.8 percent to SR 100, while oil major Saudi Aramco declined 1.4 percent to SR 34.15.

SIIG shed 1.8 percent to SR 24.90.  The company shut down its Jubail Chevron Phillips plant for 41-day scheduled maintenance.