{
  "id": 17806510,
  "title": "Saudi stock market closes higher at 9,882 points with SAR 3.5bn in trades",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/saudi-stock-market-closes-higher-at-9-882-points-with-sar-3-5bn-in",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-02T14:00:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ajel English",
    "slug": "ajel-english",
    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/saudi-arabia/4puprr432"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Saudi stock market concluded its trading session with an increase of 44.57 points, reaching a total of 9,882.85 points. The total value of trades amounted to 3.5 billion riyals, as reported by the Saudi Press Agency. During the day, a total of 199 million shares changed hands, reflecting the active participation of 95 companies that saw their shares rise, while 164 companies experienced a decline in their share prices. Among the companies that experienced the most significant gains were Malath Insurance, SISCO Holding, Entaj, Riyadh Cables, and Al Jouf. On the other hand, CGS, GIG, Mask, Leejam Sports, and Azm were the top performers in the decline category, with price changes ranging from 8.64% to 9.90%. The most actively traded stocks by volume were Americana, Saudi Aramco, National Steel, Kayan Saudi, and Al Ahli. In terms of trading value, Saudi Aramco, Al Ahli, Al Rajhi, Ma aden, and STC were the leaders. On the opposite side, the Nomu parallel market index experienced a decline of 40.86 points, settling at 21,595.28 points. The trading value in the Nomu market was 40 million riyals, involving more than 3 million shares.",
  "summary": "The Saudi main stock index ended up 44.57 points at 9,882.85 on trades worth 3.5 billion riyals, while the Nomu parallel market declined.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}