RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index dipped on Sunday, losing 88.86 points, or 0.77 percent, to close at 11,494.45.
The total trading turnover of the benchmark index was SR4.65 billion ($1.24 billion), with 42 stocks advancing and 211 retreating.
The MSCI Tadawul Index also fell, dropping 13.01 points, or 0.86 percent, to close at 1,496.74.
The Kingdom’s parallel market Nomu gained 57.44 points, or 0.22 percent, to end at 25,862.86, as 45 listed stocks advanced while 47 retreated.
The best-performing stock of the session was Maharah Human Resources Co., whose share price surged 9.90 percent to SR5.33.
Other top performers included Saudi Automotive Services Co., up 7.44 percent to SR70, and National Shipping Co. of Saudi Arabia, rising 7.24 percent to SR29.64. Savola Group and Al-Omran Industrial Trading Co. followed, climbing 4.80 percent and 3.01 percent to SR26 and SR32.20, respectively.
On the downside, Naseej International Trading Co. fell to SR80.40, down 9.97 percent.
Gas Arabian Services Co. slipped to SR15.57, down 4.13 percent, and National Medical Care Co. to SR175.40, down 3.47 percent. Methanol Chemicals Co. dropped to SR10.05, down 3.27 percent, while Tamkeen Human Resource Co. declined to SR58.15, down 2.76 percent.
On the corporate announcements front, Arabian Centres Co., operating as Cenomi Centers, announced a public offering of Saudi Riyal-denominated Sukuk to refinance existing debt and meet general corporate needs.
According to a Tadawul statement, the offering follows Capital Market Authority approval on Sept. 16, under the company’s established SR4.5 billion sukuk issuance program. The final issuance amount will depend on market conditions, with Al Rajhi Capital appointed as financial advisor, sole arranger, and dealer for the offering.
Cenomi Centers’ shares traded 1.64 percent lower, closing at SR22.23.
