Saudi stock market index closes lower at 10,440 points

Saudi Arabia’s main stock index closed on Monday down by 15 points, ending at 10,440.64 points, with trading values reaching 4.2 billion riyals (SAR).

According to the Saudi Press Agency’s daily economic bulletin, the number of shares traded reached 189 million. Shares of 81 companies rose in value, while 178 companies saw declines.

The top gainers were Enaya, Armah, Al-Mousa, Salama, and Arabian Drilling, while the biggest losers included Care, Retal, Red Sea, Derayah, and MEPCO. The range of gains and losses was between 9.97% and 6.94%. The most actively traded stocks by volume were Saudi Aramco, Al Rajhi Bank, Laden, Americana, and Electrical Industries, while the highest in value were Al Rajhi Bank, Saudi Aramco, Al Ahli Bank, STC, and Etihad Etisalat.

The parallel market index (Nomu) closed up by 20.22 points at 21,307.33 points, with a trading value of 11 million riyals and more than 2 million shares traded.