Closing Bell: Saudi main index retreats to 10,731.59

  • Parallel market Nomu lost 393.70 points to settle at 26,404.44
  • MSCI Tadawul Index dropped 11.64 points, closing at 1,380.40

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index fell on Sunday, declining 109.35 points, or 1.01 percent, to close at 10,731.59.

Trading turnover reached SR5.15 billion ($1.37 billion), with only 25 stocks advancing while 233 declined.

The parallel market, Nomu, also ended the session in negative territory, losing 393.70 points, or 1.47 percent, to settle at 26,404.44. A total of 24 stocks rose while 70 registered losses. The MSCI Tadawul Index dropped 11.64 points, or 0.84 percent, closing at 1,380.40.

Saudi Research and Media Group led the day’s gainers, with its share price climbing 9.89 percent to SR155.60. Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group rose 3.82 percent to SR261, and Jazan Development and Investment Co. advanced 3.32 percent to SR10.28.

On the losing side, MBC Group Co. posted the steepest decline, falling 9.99 percent to SR36.95. Modern Mills for Food Products Co. slipped 6.66 percent to SR30.85, while Wafrah for Industry and Development Co. dropped 6.27 percent to SR26.15.

On the announcements front, Tabuk Agricultural Development Co. signed an agreement with the National Electricity Transmission Co., a subsidiary of Saudi Electricity Co., under the Kingdom’s Liquid Displacement Program.

The project aims to cut emissions by replacing liquid fuels used in power generation at the company’s facilities with electricity, while improving operational reliability without imposing significant financial burdens.

Separately, Professional Medical Expertise Co., also known as ProMedEx, signed a memorandum of understanding with Zhende Medical Co., Ltd and MedSurg FZ-LLC to establish a joint manufacturing venture in Saudi Arabia.

The facility will produce medical supplies tailored to the domestic market and the wider region. Under the agreement, Zhende Medical will hold a 51 percent stake in the new entity, ProMedEx will own 35 percent, and MedSurg will hold the remaining 14 percent. Capital details will be disclosed at a later stage.

Source: www.arabnews.com

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