Saudi bank Al Rajhi reports 44% rise in the first nine months of 2021 net profits 

The higher net profit for Q3 2021 is spurred by 43 percent year-on-year to SR 3.794 billion. (Supplied)
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Updated 24 October 2021
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Saudi bank Al Rajhi reports 44% rise in the first nine months of 2021 net profits 

  • The bank attributed the profit increase to the rise in total operating income by 26.4 percent

Al Rajhi Bank reported a 44 percent increase in net profit for the first nine months of 2021, from SR 7.474 billion ($ 1.992 billion) in the same period last year, to SR 10.73 billion ($ 2.860 billion).

The higher net profit for Q3 2021 is spurred by 43 percent year-on-year to SR 3.794 billion, compared to the third quarter of 2020. 

The bank attributed the profit increase to the rise in total operating income by 26.4 percent, as a result of higher net financing and investment income. 

Shareholders’ equity, excluding minority interest, increased to SR 63.637 billion, compared to SR 54.919 billion at the end of the same period of 2020. 


Closing Bell: Saudi main index closes in red at 10,414 

Updated 17 December 2025
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Closing Bell: Saudi main index closes in red at 10,414 

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index closed lower on Wednesday, shedding 38.85 points, or 0.37 percent, to finish at 10,414.06. 

Total trading turnover on the benchmark index reached SR3.46 billion ($920 million), with 123 stocks advancing and 134 declining. 

The Kingdom’s parallel market Nomu also shed 41.61 points, or 0.18 percent, to close at 23,428.67. 

The MSCI Tadawul Index edged down 0.45 percent to 1,368.36. 

Arabian Drilling Co. was the best-performing stock on the main market, with its share price rising 6.8 percent to SR102.90. 

Naqi Water Co. gained 4.30 percent to SR58.25, while Saudi Ground Services Co. advanced 3.78 percent to SR38.42. 

Tihama Advertising, Public Relations and Marketing Co. saw its share price fall 4.95 percent to SR16.31. 

AlAhli REIT Fund 1 also declined 3.53 percent to SR6.29. 

On the announcements front, United Mining Industries Co., listed on the parallel market, said it has begun commercial production of gypsum board at its plant in Yanbu. 

In a Tadawul statement, the company said the financial impact of the project’s commercial production will be reflected in the first quarter of 2026. 

United Mining Industries Co.’s share price was unchanged, closing at SR42.54.  

Dkhoun National Trading Co. said its shareholders approved the board’s recommendation to distribute interim dividends on a semi-annual or quarterly basis for 2025. 

According to a Tadawul statement, shareholders also approved transferring the balance of the company’s statutory reserve, valued at SR2.43 million, to retained earnings. 

Dkhoun National Trading Co.’s shares saw no trades and closed at SR65.