RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index dipped on Wednesday, losing 43.28 points, or 0.36 percent, to close at 12,018.81.
The total trading value of the benchmark index was SR5.98 billion ($1.59 billion), as 92 stocks advanced, while 129 retreated.
The MSCI Tadawul Index decreased by 6.42 points, or 0.42 percent, to close at 1,511.37
The Kingdom’s parallel market, Nomu, edged up by 245.89 points, or 0.92 percent, to close at 26,868.99. This comes as 39 stocks advanced, while 36 retreated.
The best-performing stock of the day was Etihad Altheeb Telecommunications Co., with its share price surging by 6.18 percent to SR116.8.
Other top performers included Red Sea International Co., which saw its share price rise by 4.98 percent to SR75.9.
MBC Group, and Saudi Arabian Amiantit Co., also saw a positive change at 4.57 percent and 4.08 percent to SR42.35 and SR34.45, respectively.
The worst performer of the day was Saudi Industrial Export Co., whose share price fell by 7.12 percent to SR2.48.
Nahdi Medical Co. and Al-Baha Investment and Development Co., also saw declines, with their shares dropping by 3.86 percent and 3.85 percent to SR124.4 and SR0.25, respectively.
Leejam Sports Co. and Fourth Milling Co., also saw a negative change at 3.63 percent and 3.58 percent to SR186 and SR5.11, respectively.
On the announcements front, Retal Urban Development Co. reported its preliminary financial results for the nine months ending Sept. 30 with a net profit after zakat and tax of SR145.98 million. This marked a 20.32 percent decline compared to the same period last year.
According to a statement, the decrease was primarily due to an 87.4 percent drop in revenues from real estate unit and land sales, despite an 87.6 percent rise in development contract revenues driven by more active projects.
General and administrative expenses rose by 63.3 percent to SR60.68 million due to organizational growth. Selling and marketing expenses also increased by 66 percent to SR23.54 million to boost market share and brand strength.
Additionally, financing costs surged by 245.4 percent to SR58.27 million, impacted by higher debt and an increased Saudi Interbank Offered Rate.
The company’s stock closed at SR14.22, down by 2.47 percent.
Nahdi Medical Co. reported net profit of SR662.9 million for the same period, marking an 8.2 percent annual decline. This was partly due to the prior year’s non-recurring inventory provision release of SR33 million.
Operating expenses also rose by SR78.6 million as the company invested in strategic initiatives, including new openings and digitalization, though efficiency programs improved expenses as a percentage of revenue by 1.3 percent.
The company’s stock closed the session at SR124.2, reflecting a decrease of 4.02 percent.
