The main Saudi stock market index closed today down by 179.31 points, reaching the level of 10,138.83 points, with a trading value of SAR 3.9 billion.
According to the Saudi Press Agency’s daily economic bulletin on the Saudi stock market, the volume of traded shares reached 209 million; shares of 15 companies recorded gains, while shares of 252 companies declined.
Shares of National Metal Manufacturing & Casting (Hadid Watani), Enaya, SEDCO Capital REIT, MIS, and Tobi were the top gainers, while shares of Seera, Food Development Co., SAL, Saudi Research and Media Group, and Electrical Industries Co. saw the steepest declines. Rates of increase and decrease ranged between 9.97% and 6.95%. Ladan, Saudi Aramco, Hadid Watani, Petro Rabigh, and Americana were the most active stocks by volume, whereas Al Rajhi, Saudi Aramco, SNB, Alinma, and Petro Rabigh were the most active by value.
The Saudi Parallel Market Index (Nomu) also closed lower today, dropping 197.99 points to reach 21,832.37 points, with a trading value of SAR 19 million and a trading volume exceeding 3.7 million shares.