Saudi stock market index closes higher at 10,769 points with SAR 4.4bn in trades

Saudi Arabia's main stock market index closed higher on Monday, gaining 2.28 points to finish at 10,769.12 points, with total trading value reaching 4.4 billion riyals (SAR).

According to the daily economic bulletin from the Saudi Press Agency, 211 million shares were traded. Shares of 120 companies rose in value, while 136 companies saw declines.

Among the top gainers were Tabuk Agricultural Development, DBS, Marafiq, Printing and Packaging, and Savola Group. The biggest losers included Arabian Cement, Arabian Drilling, Al Rajhi Takaful, Derayah REIT, and Walaa.

Stock price changes ranged between a 10.00% rise and a 5.87% drop. Petro Rabigh, Americana, Saudi Aramco, Batic, and Electrical Industries were the most active by volume, while Petro Rabigh, Al Rajhi, Saudi Aramco, Al Ahli, and Bahri led in trading value.

Nomu parallel market index declines

Meanwhile, the Saudi parallel market index (Nomu) closed down by 40.09 points at 21,961.72 points. Trading value reached 9.4 million riyals, with more than 1.2 million shares changing hands.