Saudi main index closes flat.

Saudi Arabia's Tadawul All Share Index was steady on Thursday, as it edged up 0.82 points, or 0.01 percent, to close at 11,014.95.

A day earlier, the benchmark index had shed 125.85 points, primarily driven by a fall in oil prices.

While parallel market Nomu gained 134 points to close at 21,415.33, the MSCI Tadawul Index shed 5.73 points to 1,458.68.

The Total trading turnover of the benchmark index was SR5.03 billion ($1.34 billion) as 113 stocks advanced, while 100 retreated.

The Top performer of the day was The Co. for Cooperative Insurance. The firm's share price rose by 6.33 percent to SR121.

Alkhaleej Training and Education Co. and Electrical Industries Co. also performed well, as their share prices rose by 5.36 percent and 5.32 percent, respectively.

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