Closing Bell: Saudi main market ends lower at 10,670 

The total trading turnover reached SR3.87 billion ($1.03 billion), with 208.26 million shares changing hands, as 61 stocks advanced while 186 declined. Shutterstock
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Updated 01 September 2025
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Closing Bell: Saudi main market ends lower at 10,670 

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index closed lower on Monday, slipping 26.33 points, or 0.25 percent, to end at 10,670.56.

The total trading turnover reached SR3.87 billion ($1.03 billion), with 208.26 million shares changing hands, as 61 stocks advanced while 186 declined.

The MSCI Tadawul 30 Index edged down 0.56 points, or 0.04 percent, to 1,381.50.

The Kingdom’s parallel market Nomu also fell, losing 9.80 points, or 0.04 percent, to settle at 25,933.23, with 36 gainers against 45 losers.

Among the top performers, Electrical Industries Co. rose 4.02 percent to SR9.31, followed by Etihad Atheeb Telecommunication Co., which gained 3.74 percent to SR111. SABIC Agri-Nutrients Co. added 3.14 percent to close at SR118.40, while Al Masane Al Kobra Mining Co. increased 2.94 percent to SR63.10. Saudi Industrial Investment Group also climbed 2.89 percent to SR19.60.

On the losing side, Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical Co. dropped 5.71 percent to SR6.61, while Arab National Bank slipped 4.58 percent to SR23.10. Development Works Food Co. retreated 4.35 percent to SR118.60, Qassim Cement Co. fell 3.30 percent to SR41.64, and AYYAN Investment Co. declined 3.15 percent to SR11.69.

In corporate announcements, Red Sea International Co. reported the results of its ordinary general assembly meeting held on Aug. 31, 2025. Shareholders approved a major transaction involving its subsidiary, the Fundamental Installation for Electric Work Co., in which Red Sea holds a 51 percent stake.

The deal includes offering 12 million ordinary shares of the subsidiary — equivalent to 30 percent of its share capital — through an initial public offering on the Saudi Exchange. Red Sea will retain its 51 percent holding. 

Shares of Red Sea closed 2.84 percent lower at SR43.80.

Separately, the Saudi Exchange confirmed the listing and trading of Marketing Home Group for Trading Co. on the main market effective Sept. 2, 2025. The company’s shares will have daily price fluctuation limits of 30 percent and static limits of 10 percent during the first three days, reverting to 10 percent thereafter.

Obeikan Glass Co. announced it had signed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire all shareholder stakes in Obeikan AGC Co., a joint venture in which it previously held 19 percent. The SR22.9 million deal covers shares held by AGC France Holding, Obeikan Investment Group, and Saudi Advanced Industries Co. Following the acquisition, Obeikan Glass will assume full ownership of Obeikan AGC. 

Its shares ended the session down 0.57 percent at SR28.10.

Meanwhile, Jamjoom Fashion Trading Co., the Saudi apparel and lifestyle group behind brands Nayomi and Mihyar, announced the price range and launch of its initial public offering on Nomu.

The IPO price range has been set between SR140 and SR145 per share, valuing the offering at SR334 million to SR346 million and giving the company a market capitalization at listing of SR1.11 billion to SR1.15 billion.

The offering comprises 2,384,340 shares, or 30 percent of the company’s capital, owned by Kamal Osman Jamjoom Trading Co. The subscription period for qualified investors runs from Sept. 1 to 4, with allocation expected by Sept. 9 and refunds by Sept. 11.


Closing Bell: Saudi main index slips to close at 10,588 

Updated 14 December 2025
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Closing Bell: Saudi main index slips to close at 10,588 

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index slipped on Sunday, losing 127.15 points, or 1.19 percent, to close at 10,588.83. 

The total trading turnover of the benchmark index was SR2.57 billion ($685 million), as 28 of the stocks advanced and 232 retreated.    

Similarly, the Kingdom’s parallel market Nomu lost 108.53 points, or 0.46 percent, to close at 23,719.13. This comes as 22 of the stocks advanced while 47 retreated.    

The MSCI Tadawul Index lost 17.17 points, or 1.22 percent, to close at 1,393.34.     

The best-performing stock of the day was Sport Clubs Co., whose share price surged 3.69 percent to SR9.00.   

Other top performers included Flynas Co., whose share price rose 2.55 percent to SR72.30, as well as National Industrialization Co., whose share price surged 2.13 percent to SR10.09. 

Consolidated Grunenfelder Saady Holding Co. recorded the most significant drop, falling 6.61 percent to SR8.90. 

Sustained Infrastructure Holding Co. also saw its stock prices fall 5.75 percent to SR30.82. 

CHUBB Arabia Cooperative Insurance Co. also saw its stock prices decline 5.72 percent to SR22.40. 

On the announcements front, Wataniya Insurance Co. said it has received a notice of award for a one-year contract with Saudi National Bank to provide general insurance as well as protection and savings insurance services, in line with agreed terms and conditions. 

According to a Tadawul statement, coverage will begin on Jan. 1, 2026. The contract value exceeds 15 percent of the company’s total revenues, based on its latest audited financial statements for 2024.  

Wataniya Insurance Co. ended the session at SR14.35, up 1.92 percent. 

Fawaz Abdulaziz Alhokair Co., or Cenomi Retail, has announced executing a SR1.5 billion facility agreement structured as a short-term loan with Emirates NBD – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A bourse filing revealed that the financing duration is three years with an option to extend for a total of two years. 

Cenomi Retail ended the session at SR20.00, up 0.26 percent. 

First Milling Co. has announced the Board of Directors’ recommendation to amend the firm’s bylaws Article “Company Management” to increase the number of board members from seven to eight. This change reflects the firm’s commitment to broadening the range of expertise and skills on its board, in line with its growth and expansion plans for the next phase. 

The company reiterated its commitment to fulfilling all necessary procedures and obtaining approvals from the relevant authorities. The recommendation will be submitted to the upcoming General Assembly, with the date to be announced in due course. 

First Milling Co. ended the session at SR49.22, down 1.06 percent.