Saudi stock market index closes higher at 10,919 points
Saudi Arabia’s main stock index ended Wednesday up 96 points, supported by trading worth 3.4 billion riyals.
Key Takeaways
AISaudi Arabia’s main stock index closed higher on Wednesday, rising 96.08 points to finish at 10,919.68, with total trading value reaching approximately 3.4 billion riyals (SAR).
According to the daily economic bulletin from the Saudi Press Agency, trading volume reached 190 million shares, with 186 companies recording gains, while shares of 74 companies declined.
Shares of Naseej, Raydan, Tihama, Takween, and Alwasail Industrial were among the top gainers. In contrast, Enaya, Al Kathiri, Tamkeen, Electrical Industries, and Petro Rabigh led the list of decliners. Price changes ranged from a 9.97% increase to a 6.25% decrease.
Americana, Al Kathiri, Al Rajhi, Alinma, and Cenomi Retail were the most actively traded stocks by volume, while Al Rajhi, Alinma, Tadawul Group, Saudi Aramco, and Al Ahli were the most active by value.
Nomu index ends lower
Meanwhile, the parallel market index (Nomu) closed down by 152.91 points at 21,668.82, with a trading value of 9.9 million riyals and 1.4 million shares traded.