Saudi stock market index closes lower at 10,016 points with SAR 2.7bn in trades

Saudi Arabia’s main stock index closed lower on Monday, dropping 78.50 points to end at 10,016.92. The total value of trades reached 2.7 billion riyals (SAR).

According to the Saudi Press Agency’s daily economic bulletin, 181 million shares were traded. Shares of 140 companies rose in value, while 119 companies saw declines.

The top gainers during the session included Naseej, Saudi German Health, CGS, Arabian Drilling, and Retal.

On the other hand, Vibco, SMC Healthcare, Raydan, SADAFCO, and Yamama Cement were among the biggest losers.

Price changes ranged between gains of 10% and losses of 6.55%.

In terms of trading volume, the most active stocks were Batic, Alden, Americana, National Steel, and Maharah. By value, Al Rajhi Bank, Saudi Aramco, Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib, ACWA Power, and Ma’aden led the market.

The parallel market index (Nomu) closed up by 81.54 points at 21,741.82, with trades totaling 12 million riyals and more than 2.4 million shares exchanged.