Closing Bell: Saudi main index closes in red at 10,414 

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Updated 17 December 2025
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Closing Bell: Saudi main index closes in red at 10,414 

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index closed lower on Wednesday, shedding 38.85 points, or 0.37 percent, to finish at 10,414.06. 

Total trading turnover on the benchmark index reached SR3.46 billion ($920 million), with 123 stocks advancing and 134 declining. 

The Kingdom’s parallel market Nomu also shed 41.61 points, or 0.18 percent, to close at 23,428.67. 

The MSCI Tadawul Index edged down 0.45 percent to 1,368.36. 

Arabian Drilling Co. was the best-performing stock on the main market, with its share price rising 6.8 percent to SR102.90. 

Naqi Water Co. gained 4.30 percent to SR58.25, while Saudi Ground Services Co. advanced 3.78 percent to SR38.42. 

Tihama Advertising, Public Relations and Marketing Co. saw its share price fall 4.95 percent to SR16.31. 

AlAhli REIT Fund 1 also declined 3.53 percent to SR6.29. 

On the announcements front, United Mining Industries Co., listed on the parallel market, said it has begun commercial production of gypsum board at its plant in Yanbu. 

In a Tadawul statement, the company said the financial impact of the project’s commercial production will be reflected in the first quarter of 2026. 

United Mining Industries Co.’s share price was unchanged, closing at SR42.54.  

Dkhoun National Trading Co. said its shareholders approved the board’s recommendation to distribute interim dividends on a semi-annual or quarterly basis for 2025. 

According to a Tadawul statement, shareholders also approved transferring the balance of the company’s statutory reserve, valued at SR2.43 million, to retained earnings. 

Dkhoun National Trading Co.’s shares saw no trades and closed at SR65. 


Saudi industry minister highlights sector growth, $133bn GDP contribution 

Updated 17 December 2025
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Saudi industry minister highlights sector growth, $133bn GDP contribution 

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s industrial sector has added SR180 billion ($47.98 billion) to non-oil gross domestic product, bringing its total contribution to SR500 billion, the minister of industry and mineral resources said. 

Speaking at a government press conference, Bandar Alkhorayef outlined key local content achievements from 2018 through the third quarter of 2025, highlighting a series of strategic gains driving the Kingdom’s industrial transformation. 

Alkhorayef said Saudi industrial products now reach 150 countries worldwide, supported by export agreements worth SR5 billion concluded through specialized export houses. 

A central policy supporting domestic procurement is the mandatory list, which now includes 1,555 locally manufactured products. The initiative has significantly increased government purchasing from the national industrial sector, the minister said. 

He also underscored the role of the export obstacles committee in safeguarding international expansion, noting that it monitors and addresses barriers preventing Saudi products from accessing global markets. 

Highlighting the private sector’s contribution, Alkhorayef added that private industrial exports reached SR217 billion in 2024.