JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s stock market inched up 0.04 percent on Thursday. Retailers posted the biggest gains with the sector’s index up 0.9 percent.
The Tadawul All Share Index rose by 3.88 points to close at 9,860.41 points.
Media and publishing stocks dropped 4.97%.
Meanwhile, Qatar’s Masraf Al-Rayan added 1.9 percent, helping the market end a three-day losing streak that was triggered partly by concern the state could lose the right to host the 2022 World Cup. The Qatari index rose 0.7 percent.
Tadawul index rises 0.04%
