Closing Bell: TASI closes at 10,791 with active trading of $1.24bn

Total trading turnover reached SR4.66 billion ($1.24 billion), with 31 stocks advancing and 223 declining. File
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Updated 11 August 2025
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Closing Bell: TASI closes at 10,791 with active trading of $1.24bn

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index fell 107.47 points on Monday, or 0.99 percent, to close at 10,791.64. 

Total trading turnover reached SR4.66 billion ($1.24 billion), with 31 stocks advancing and 223 declining.

The Kingdom’s parallel market, Nomu, also declined, shedding 213.58 points, or 0.81 percent, to close at 26,235.8, as 23 stocks advanced while 64 retreated.

The MSCI Tadawul 30 Index slipped 12.37 points, or 0.88 percent, to end at 1,394.75. 

The best-performing stock of the day was flynas Co., which rose 3.48 percent to SR75.90. 

Despite the Monday’s gain, flynas Co. posted a net loss of SR714.65 million for the first half of 2025, compared with a net profit of SR388.01 million in the same period a year earlier. 

The company reported an increase in revenue by 1.27 percent year-on-year to SR3.97 billion, while gross profit rose 6.43 percent to SR865.99 million. The airline attributed the loss to non-recurring initial public offering-related expenses totaling SR1.08 billion. 

Other top gainers included Ataa Educational Co., up 3.36 percent to SR66.05, and Al Sagr Cooperative Insurance Co., which increased 3.14 percent to SR14.12. Electrical Industries Co. and Raoom Trading Co. also advanced, gaining 2.82 percent and 2.56 percent, respectively.

On the losing side, Almunajem Foods Co. dropped 10 percent to SR58.95, followed by Saudi Advanced Industries Co., down 9.52 percent to SR23.00, and Jadwa REIT Al Haramain Fund, which fell 8.09 percent to SR5.34. 

Al-Dawaa Medical Services Co. and BAAN Holding Group Co. also closed lower, retreating 6.29 percent and 5.96 percent, respectively.

On the announcements front, MBC Group Co. reported a 41.07 percent year-on-year increase in net profit to SR335.43 million for the first half of 2025, compared to SR237.77 million in the same period last year.

Revenue for the period rose 37.83 percent to SR3.03 billion, while gross profit climbed 20.06 percent to SR843.10 million. The company’s shares closed down 4.05 percent at SR30.32.

Gulf General Cooperative Insurance Co. widened its net loss after zakat to SR52.86 million for the first half of 2025, compared with a loss of SR13.41 million in the prior-year period. 

Insurance revenues fell 10.08 percent year on year to SR173.45 million, while total comprehensive loss deepened to SR50.35 million from SR13.41 million. The stock ended the session 1.39 percent lower at SR4.98.

Al Moammar Information Systems Co. announced the renewal and amendment of a bank facility compliant with Islamic Shariah from Saudi Awwal Bank, valued at SR269.96 million. 

The agreement, signed on Aug. 9, 2023, is secured by promissory notes and will be used to finance new projects and issue letters of credit and guarantees. MIS shares closed down 0.77 percent at SR128.80. 


Saudi Arabia sees 21% jump in mining sector licenses since 2016

Updated 15 December 2025
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Saudi Arabia sees 21% jump in mining sector licenses since 2016

  • The growth in the Kingdom’s mining sector licenses aligns closely with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 objectives, launched in 2016

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s mining sector has shown sustained growth, with the number of mining licenses increasing from 1,985 in 2016 to 2,401 by the end of 2024, representing cumulative growth of 21 percent, according to the 2024 mineral wealth statistics from the General Authority for Statistics.

The data highlights a steady upward trend in recent years. Licenses rose to 2,100 in 2021, marking a 6 percent increase from the previous year. 

The upward trajectory continued with 2,272 licenses in 2022, 2,365 in 2023, and 2,401 in 2024, reflecting expanding exploration and investment activity across the Kingdom’s mining sector. Building material quarries accounted for the largest share of mining permits, climbing from 1,267 licenses in 2021 to 1,481 by 2024. 

Exploration licenses also recorded consistent growth, supporting the Kingdom’s broader push to develop its mineral resources. 

Other categories of mining activity saw significant expansion, including 2,554 exploration licenses, 744 exploitation licenses, 151 reconnaissance licenses, and 83 surplus mineral ore licenses issued during the same period.

The growth in the Kingdom’s mining sector licenses aligns closely with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 objectives, launched in 2016, which aim to diversify national income sources and strengthen non-oil sectors.