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Saudi stock market index closes higher at 11,259 points

Saudi Arabia’s main stock index ended up 28.29 points at 11,259.90, with trading value reaching 5.7 billion riyals on Sunday.

Saudi stock market index closes higher at 11,259 points

Saudi Arabia's main stock index concluded the trading day with a 28.29 point increase, reaching a value of 11,259.90. The total trading value for the day amounted to 5.7 billion riyals. According to the Saudi Press Agency, a total of 306 million shares were exchanged on the market. Out of the companies listed, 166 experienced gains while 90 suffered losses.

Enaya, Amana Insurance, FIPCO, Saudi Steel Pipe, and ASEIG were among the top gainers, while Ban, Petro Rabigh, Marafiq, Printing and Packaging, and MIS topped the list of decliners. Price movements varied from a 9.94% increase to a 4.11% decline. Al Kathiri, Ban, Americana, Alinma, and Batik were the most actively traded stocks based on volume, whereas Al Rajhi, Alinma, Saudi Aramco, Al Ahli, and STC led in terms of trading value.

The parallel market index (Nomu) also saw an uptick, closing 201.14 points higher at 21,823.53, with a total trading value of 25 million riyals and over 3.5 million shares changing hands.

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