Closing Bell: Saudi Main Index Ends Week In Red; Nomu Gains

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index ended the week in the red, as it shed 120.75 points or 0.99 percent to close at 12,111.90 on Thursday.

The total trading turnover of the benchmark index was SR8.32 billion ($2.22 billion), with 69 stocks advancing and 172 retreating. 

Nomu, Saudi Arabia’s parallel market, gained 118.24 points to close at 31,404.47. 

The MSCI Tadawul Index, however, shed 17.71 points to 1,514.81. 

The best-performing stock on the main index was Alkhorayef Water and Power Technologies Co. The firm’s share price increased by 4.48 percent to SR163.20. 

The share price of Saudi Paper Manufacturing Co. rose by 2.65 percent to SR65.90.

Banan Real Estate Co. also saw its share price increasing by 2.56 percent to SR6.82. 

Conversely, the share price of Mobile Telecommunication Co. Saudi Arabia, also known as Zain KSA declined by 4.57 percent to SR10.86. 

On the announcements front, Arabian Pipes Co. reported a net profit of SR168.18 million in 2024, representing a rise of 27.3 percent compared to the previous year. 

In a Tadawul statement, the firm attributed the rise in profit to improved sales volumes and new project awards to support the company’s production levels.

The share price of Arabian Pipes Co. declined by 2.51 percent to SR11.64. 

The Company for Cooperative Insurance, also known as Tawuniya, said that it witnessed a net profit of SR1.02 billion in 2024, marking a 65.8 percent rise compared to 2023. 

According to a Tadawul statement, insurance revenues of the company rose by 19.7 percent year on year in 2024 reaching SR18.27 billion. 

Tawuniya’s share price increased by 1.83 percent to SR144.60. 

National Gas and Industrialization Co. revealed that its net profit for 2024 reached SR248.7 million, representing a rise of 9.41 percent compared to 2023. 

According to a Tadawul statement, the increase in net profits was driven by growth on higher gas sales which went up by SR365 million due to the rise in gas prices and volume.

National Gas and Industrialization Co.’s share price decreased by 1.52 percent to SR103.40. 

Conversely, the net profit of Gulf Insurance Group fell to SR98.19 million in 2024, representing a decline of 23.6 percent compared to the previous year. 

The group’s share price dropped by 1.54 percent to SR28.85.