Saudi Arabia's stock index closes lower as stocks decline and parallel market trading rises

Saudi Arabia's stock index closed lower as stocks declined and trading in the parallel market picked up.
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The Saudi stock index closed the day down by 57.99 points, reaching 11244.36 points, while the value of trades amounted to about 2.9 billion riyals.

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The amount of shares traded amounted to 158 million shares, with the shares of 51 companies increasing in value, while the shares of 200 companies declined.

Among the rising stocks, Sadaq, Glass, Wola, Retal and SMC Healthcare were the top gainers, while Tanmeyah, Aseej, Sanayat, Manufacturing and Al Hammadi were the top losers, with gains and losses ranging from 5.03% to 9.94%.

Among the rising stocks, Sadaq, Glass, Wola, Retal and SMC Healthcare were the top decliners. In terms of activity, shares of Americana, Mahara, Saudi Kayan, Jabal Omar and Chemical were the most actively traded in terms of volume, while shares of Al Rajhi, Jabal Omar, Saudi Aramco, Al Ahli and Sanaat were the most active in terms of value.

On the parallel market, the shares of Al Rajhi, Jabal Omar, Saudi Aramco, Al Ahli and Sanaat were the most active by value.

In the parallel market “Nomu”, the index closed down 96.08 points, reaching 24354.43 points, while the volume of trading in the parallel market amounted to SAR 12 million, and the quantity of shares traded was more than one million shares.