{
  "id": 17977882,
  "title": "Saudi stock market index closes lower at 9,876 points with SAR 3.4bn in trades",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/saudi-stock-market-index-closes-lower-at-9-876-points-with-sar-3-4bn",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T14:26:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ajel English",
    "slug": "ajel-english",
    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/saudi-arabia/plw2uex3c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Saudi stock market index concluded the trading day on a downward trajectory, with the benchmark index settling at 9,876.13 points, marking a decline of 6.72 points. According to the Saudi Press Agency's economic update, the total trading value reached SAR 3.4 billion, representing the exchange of 188 million shares. Out of the 68 companies whose stock prices increased, prominent gainers included Omran, Printing and Packaging, Al Majed Oud, Mask, and Sal. Conversely, the top 5 decliners were Al Majdiah, Malath Insurance, Dallah Healthcare, Banan, and Intaj, experiencing losses ranging from 6.30% to 9.11%. Leading the volume of trades were Aramco, Alinma, Americana, National Steel, and Batik, while Aramco, Al Rajhi, Alinma, Al Ahli, and stc dominated in terms of trading value. The parallel market index (Nomu) also experienced a decline, dropping 147.61 points to close at 21,447.67 points, with a trading value of 18 million riyals and over 3.8 million shares exchanged.",
  "summary": "Saudi Arabia’s main stock index ended down 6.72 points at 9,876.13, with trading value reaching SAR 3.4 billion and the parallel market also declining.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}