Today, the main Saudi stock index closed down by 207.91 points, ending at 12,500.43, with trading valued at SAR 10.2 billion.
According to the daily economic newsletter from the Saudi News Agency covering the Saudi stock market, a total of 371 million shares were traded. Shares of 42 companies saw an increase in their value, while 186 companies experienced a decline.
The stocks of Red Sea, Atheeb Telecom, Saudi Pipes, Saudi Cables, and Salama led the gains. On the downside, Advanced Petrochemical, Elm, Sipchem, Tadawul Group, and SABIC were the companies whose shares dropped the most, with fluctuations between a 10.00% increase and a 5.30% decrease.
The most active stocks by volume were those of Shams, Al Bahah, Saudi Aramco, Batic, and Chemical Industries, while the most active by value were Saudi Aramco, Atheeb Telecom, Al Rajhi, Saudi Pipes, and NCB.
The Saudi Parallel Market Index (Nomu) also closed down today by 239.21 points, finishing at 26,309.38, with transactions reaching SAR 265 million and over 8 million shares traded.