RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s benchmark Tadawul All Share Index closed lower on Monday, shedding 68.39 points, or 0.62 percent, to end at 11,009.52.
The MSCI Tadawul 30 Index fell 13.92 points, or 0.94 percent, to close at 1,465.91, while the parallel Nomu market edged up 0.12 percent to 22,959.39.
Market activity was robust, with 388.37 million shares traded and total turnover amounting to SR7.63 billion ($2 billion).
Jahez International Co. for Information System Technology led the gainers, rising 9.96 percent to SR14.35, followed by Saudi Industrial Development Co. at SR15.27, up 9.94 percent.
Kingdom Holding Co. advanced 9.94 percent to SR14.93, while Anaam Holding gained 9.93 percent to SR11.29 and Saudi Manpower Solutions Co. added 6.63 percent to SR6.27.
Among decliners, Dallah Healthcare Co. fell 5.22 percent to SR105.40, while SABIC Agri-Nutrients Co. dropped 3.91 percent to SR132.60.
Yanbu National Petrochemical Co. led the decliners, falling 3.5 percent to SR32.56, followed by Electrical Industries Co., which dropped 3.42 percent to SR16.08, and Saudi Cable Co., down 3.33 percent at SR145.
Raydan Food Co. announced the resignation of Adel Shamsuddin Siddiqui as chairman and member of the audit committee for personal reasons.
The resignation took effect on June 1, while Siddiqui will continue serving as a member of the board of directors and the executive committee. Raydan shares rose 6.36 percent to close at SR14.04.
