Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) bucked a two-session downtrend on Monday, inching 0.3 percent, or 29 points, higher to 8,619.
The value of shares changing hands declined to nearly SAR 5.3 billion, the lowest level in eight months.
Meanwhile, Arabian Cement and Northern Cement slid 4.7 percent and 4.5 percent to SAR 72.37 and SAR 21.30, respectively, as the shares traded ex-dividend.
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