Saudi stock market index closes lower at 10,698 points

Saudi Arabia’s main stock index closed on Tuesday at 10,698.81 points, down 43.18 points from the previous session, with a trading value of 4.4 billion riyals (SAR).

According to the daily economic bulletin from the Saudi Press Agency, 200 million shares were traded. Share prices rose for 95 companies, while 163 companies saw their shares decline.

Among the top gainers were Aldrees, Alistithmar REIT, GIG, Knowledge City, and SRMG. On the other hand, Abu Muti, Enaya, Takween, Al Yamamah Steel, and Alinma recorded the largest losses during the session. The range of gains and losses was between 6.34% and 6.69%.

In terms of trading activity, Alinma, SPIMACO, Darb Saudi, Americana, and Petro Rabigh were the most active by volume, while Al Rajhi, Alinma, SPIMACO, Al Ahli, and Petro Rabigh led in value traded.

Meanwhile, the parallel market index (Nomu) closed up by 46.10 points at 22,187.68 points, with a trading value of 10 million riyals and over 1.8 million shares traded.