Saudi stock market index closes lower at 10,283 points

The main Saudi stock market index closed on Monday at 10,283.96 points, down 76.78 points from the previous session, with total trading value reaching around 3.4 billion riyals (SAR).

According to the daily economic bulletin from the Saudi Press Agency, around 195 million shares were traded on the main market.

Shares of 57 companies rose in value, while 205 companies saw declines. Among the top gainers were National Steel, FIPCO, Knowledge City, SPIMACO, and East Pipes, while the biggest losers included Alasmak, Al Arabia, Bawan, Lumi, and Al Masar Al Shamel.

Stock price changes ranged from a gain of 9.77% to a loss of 4.76%. National Steel, Derab Saudi, Americana, Al Ahli, and Saudi Aramco were the most actively traded by volume, while Al Rajhi, Al Ahli, Saudi Aramco, STC, and Rasan led in terms of trading value.

Parallel market index rises

Meanwhile, the parallel market index (Nomu) closed up by 248.52 points at 21,949.88 points, with trading value of about 24.2 million riyals and more than 3.7 million shares traded.