RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index reversed this week’s trend, rising by 76.15 points, or 0.65 percent, to close at 11,842.55 on Thursday.
Total trading turnover reached SR6.49 billion ($1.72 billion), with 154 stocks advancing and 72 declining.
The Kingdom’s parallel market Nomu increased by 170.05 points, or 0.66 percent, closing at 25,934.60. The session saw 43 stocks advance and 25 decline.
The MSCI Tadawul Index also climbed, adding 8.32 points, or 0.57 percent, to end at 1,471.48.
Top performer Rasan Information Technology Co. saw its share price jump 6.90 percent to SR57.30. Nayifat Finance Co. and Zamil Industrial Investment Co. also performed well, with share price increases of 5.66 percent and 5.43 percent, respectively.
Al-Baha Investment and Development Co. was the worst performer, with its share price falling 5.26 percent to SR0.18.
Saudi Fisheries Co. and Jamjoom Pharmaceuticals Factory Co. also faced declines of 3.68 percent and 3.58 percent, reaching SR23.06 and SR183.20, respectively.
In Nomu, ASG Plastic Factory Co. led with an 8.51 percent rise, closing at SR51.00. Alhasoob Co. and Alqemam for Computer Systems Co. also saw gains, with share prices up 8.17 percent and 7.10 percent, respectively.
The worst performer in Nomu was the Arabian Food and Dairy Factories Co., with a 3.61 percent drop to SR72.
Edarat Communication and Information Technology Co. and Osool and Bakheet Investment Co. also fell by 3.46 percent and 3.12 percent, respectively.
On the announcement front, Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical Co. reported a reduction in its accumulated losses to 36.16 percent of its SR16,710 million share capital by Aug. 31, down from 53.09 percent as of June 30. This equates to SR6.04 billion.
The decrease was achieved by waiving SR1.88 billion each in loans by the founding shareholders, the Saudi Arabian Oil Co. and Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd., and the associated accrued commissions.
Saudi Industrial Development Co. announced that its subsidiary, Global Marketing Co. for Sleeping System, known as Sleep High, plans to issue Murabaha sukuk valued at SR10 million.
In a statement to Tadawul, the company announced that the sukuk will be available for purchase via Sukuk Capital’s website. Sukuk Capital is authorized by the Capital Market Authority to issue and invest in debt instruments.
