The Saudi stock market index settled at the end of trading on Monday near its closing levels yesterday, as the general index for Saudi stocks – TASI – closed today’s session with a slight increase of about 4.25 points, to reach the level of 10,463.61 points. Today’s trading volume amounted to about 231.4 million shares, with an estimated value of about 7. One billion Saudi riyals, completed through 421.2 transactions.

With regard to the trading of shares of Saudi companies, the shares of Takween, Al-Kathiri, Zain Saudi Arabia, Jaco, Al-Drees were the highest gainers, while the shares of SABIC Agricultural Nutrients, Al-Amar, Anubeeb, Al-Arabi, SABB were the lowest in trading, with the rates of rise and fall ranging between 2.73% and 9.95% during the Saudi stock market transactions.

On the other hand, the Saudi parallel stock trading index – growth of an upper limit – closed the day’s trading, also with a slight increase, by about 16.15 points, to settle at the level of 19,247.78 points, and the trading volume reached about 29.8 million Saudi riyals, and the number of shares trading within the Saudi parallel stock market reached more Out of 277.2 thousand shares, 1,953 transactions took place.

As for the performance of the companies in the two Saudi stock indices, the main TASI index witnessed an increase in the shares of 156 companies at the close, while the shares of 57 companies declined. At the same time, the Saudi stock index for the parallel market – an upper limit growth – witnessed an increase in the shares of 26 companies, and a decrease in the shares of 16 companies. During the dealings, until the closing of the session.

The Saudi market index ended Monday’s session, with a slight increase of about 4 points, to close at 10,464 points, with transactions with a total value of about 7 billion riyals.

Shares of Zain Saudi Arabia, Mouwasat, Suleiman Al Habib, Bahr Al Arab, Sadr, and Jaco ended their trading today, with rates ranging between 3 and 7 percent.

The shares of Sanad Holding and Wafra rose at 10.50 riyals (+ 5%) for the first and 33.60 riyals (+ 1%) for the second, after announcing the financial results for the fourth quarter 2022.

Takween and Al Kathiri shares topped the day, rising by 10%.

On the other hand, SABIC Nutrients share closed at 127.40 riyals (-9%), following the expiration of the eligibility for cash dividends of 8 riyals per share, for the second half of 2022.

Al-Amar shares declined, by 7%, at 141 riyals.