Closing Bell: Saudi main market climbs 1.25% as Aramco shares rise

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Updated 17 September 2025
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Closing Bell: Saudi main market climbs 1.25% as Aramco shares rise

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index ended higher on Wednesday, increasing 131.66 points, or 1.25 percent, to close at 10,650.39. 

Total trading turnover reached SR4.64 billion ($1.23 billion). A total of 205 stocks advanced, while 43 declined.

The MSCI Tadawul 30 Index gained 14.30 points, or 1.04 percent, to finish at 1,383.42

The Kingdom’s parallel market, Nomu, however gained 100.63 points, or 0.4 percent, to settle at 25,123.21, with 41 gainers against 44 fallers.

Shares of Saudi Aramco recorded their sharpest increase in two years, rising by 3.21 percent to close at SR24.10 and lifting the Tadawul All Share Index above the 10,600-point mark.

Among the top performers, National Gypsum Co. surged 9.97 percent to SR20.29, while National Metal Manufacturing and Casting Co. climbed 8.86 percent to SR17.7. 

Arabian Internet and Communications Services Co. rose 5.44 percent to SR248.20, Derayah Financial Co. gained 4.66 percent to SR26.48, and BinDawood Holding Co. advanced 4.49 percent to SR5.59.

Among those to see decreases, Saudi Cable Co. dropped 2.47 percent to SR138.20, while Leejam Sports Co. fell 1.29 percent to SR138.20.

 

 


Closing Bell: Saudi main index slips to close at 11,228 

Updated 15 February 2026
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Closing Bell: Saudi main index slips to close at 11,228 

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index slipped on Sunday, lost 23.17 points, or 0.21 percent, to close at 11,228.64. 

The total trading turnover of the benchmark index was SR2.99 billion ($797 million), as 170 of the stocks advanced and 82 retreated.    

On the other hand, the Kingdom’s parallel market Nomu gained 449.38 points, or 1.90 percent, to close at 24,093.12. This comes as 43 of the stocks advanced while 27 retreated.    

The MSCI Tadawul Index lost 6.07 points, or 0.40 percent, to close at 1,511.36.     

The best-performing stock of the day was Obeikan Glass Co., whose share price surged 7.54 percent to SR27.66.  

Other top performers included Alamar Foods Co., whose share price rose 6.80 percent to SR47.10, as well as Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co., whose share price climbed 6.79 percent to SR5.66.   

Saudi Investment Bank recorded the steepest drop, falling 3.21 percent to SR13.56. 

Jahez International Co. for Information System Technology also saw its share price fall 3.15 percent to SR13.55. 

Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical Co. declined 2.78 percent to SR7.34. 

On the announcements front, Tanmiah Food Co. reported its annual financial results for the period ending Dec. 31. According to a Tadawul statement, the company recorded a net loss of SR18.8 million, compared with a net profit of SR95.8 million a year earlier. 

The net loss was mainly due to ongoing market challenges that resulted in continued pricing pressures in fresh poultry, inflationary cost pressures, higher financing expenses, and depreciation and ramp-up costs from new facilities, partially offset by increased production volumes and cost-optimization initiatives.  

Tanmiah Food Co. ended the session at SR58.20, up 3.72 percent. 

United International Holding Co., also known as Tas’heel, announced its annual financial results for the period ending Dec. 31. A bourse filing showed the company recorded a net profit of SR273.64 million in 2025, up 23.05 percent from 2024, primarily driven by a 23.4 percent rise in revenues. The revenue growth helped lift gross profit by 23.7 percent. 

Tas’heel ended the session at SR146.80, down 0.28 percent.