Saudi stock market index closes higher at 10,887 points

Saudi Arabia’s main stock index closed higher on Thursday, rising by 29.41 points to end at 10,887.55, with trading values totaling 5.1 billion riyals (SAR).

According to the daily economic bulletin from the Saudi Press Agency, a total of 262 million shares were traded. Shares of 120 companies advanced, while 131 companies saw declines.

The biggest gainers included Al-Andyah Sports, Wataniya, Allied Cooperative Insurance Group (ACIG), United Insurance, and BCI. The top decliners were Marafiq, Retal, Jazira Takaful, Lumi, and Tabuk Agricultural. Price changes ranged between a 10.00% gain and a 9.98% loss. The most actively traded stocks by volume were Americana, Al-Andyah Sports, Saudi Aramco, Retal, and Ban. By value, the most active were Al Rajhi Bank, Saudi Aramco, Al Ahli Bank, Marafiq, and Petro Rabigh.

The parallel market index (Nomu) closed down by 32.34 points at 22,126.93, with trading values of 19 million riyals and more than 2.7 million shares changing hands.