<A report on Tadawul revealed that the market value of issued shares as of the end of August 2017 amounted to 1.71 trillion riyals (equivalent to 457.55 billion dollars), registering an increase of 1.The general index of the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) closed at the end of August 2017 at 7,258.64 points, up 164.47 points 2.32% compared to the previous month.

Tadawul explained that the general index of the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) closed at the end of August 2017 at 7,258.64 points, up 164.47 points 2.32% compared to the previous month.

The highest closing point of the index during the month was on 23/08/2017 at 7,263.75 points, the total value of shares traded for August 2017 amounted to 60.18 billion riyals (equivalent to) 16.05 billion US dollars), a decrease of 0.54% from the previous month, and the total number of shares traded for August 2017 amounted to 2.86 billion shares compared to 2.91 billion shares traded during the previous month, a decrease of 1.76%.

The total number of shares traded for August 2017 amounted to 2.86 billion shares compared to 2.91 billion shares traded during the previous month. The total number of trades executed during August 2017 amounted to 1.87 million compared to 1.64 million trades executed during July 2017, an increase of 14.27%.

The total number of trades executed during August 2017 amounted to 1.87 million compared to 1.64 million trades executed during July 2017, an increase of 14.27%.