Saudi stock market closes lower at 10,258 points with SAR 2.7bn in trades

Saudi Arabia’s main stock index closed lower on Wednesday, dropping 68.25 points to end at 10,258.22, with total trading value reaching SAR 2.7 billion.

According to the daily economic bulletin from the Saudi Press Agency, 170 million shares were traded. Shares of 55 companies rose in value, while 205 companies saw declines.

The top gainers were Rooom, Marna, UCIC, Aslak, and Avalon Pharma, while Herfy Foods, Alwasail Industrial, ASEIG, Arab Insurance, and Chubb recorded the largest losses during the session.

Price changes ranged between gains of 9.95% and losses of 4.22%. Maharah, Saudi Aramco, AnaPipe, Chemical, and Luden were the most actively traded by volume, while Saudi Aramco, Al Rajhi, Asmak, Rooom, and Elm led in terms of trading value.

The parallel market index (Nomu) also closed lower, down 58.44 points at 21,995.70, with trading value at SAR 12.6 million and over 1.9 million shares traded.