Saudi stock market index closes lower at 10,542 points

The Saudi main stock index closed lower on Thursday, dropping 47.72 points to end at 10,542.23, with trading values totaling 2.9 billion riyals (SAR).

According to the daily economic bulletin from the Saudi Press Agency, 179 million shares were traded. Shares of 90 companies rose in value, while 169 companies saw declines.

Shares of National Steel, Bahr Al Arab, Gypsum, Saudi Re, and Sadr recorded the highest gains. In contrast, shares of Saudi Ground Services, Amana Insurance, Solutions, Kayan Saudi, and Al Arabiya posted the biggest losses. Price changes ranged between a 10.00% increase and a 4.98% decrease. Al Kathiri, Sadr, Americana, Saudi Aramco, and Ban were the most actively traded by volume, while Al Rajhi, Saudi Aramco, Al Ahli, SAL, and Alinma led in trading value.

The parallel market index (Nomu) closed up 48.54 points at 21,784.97, with trading values exceeding 15 million riyals and more than 3.5 million shares exchanged.