RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s benchmark Tadawul All Share Index rose on Sunday, gaining 37.70 points, or 0.35 percent, to close at 10,904.53.
The total trading turnover of the benchmark index was SR4.14 billion ($1.10 billion), with 183 stocks advancing and 65 declining.
The Kingdom’s parallel market Nomu fell 28.51 points, or 0.11 percent, to close at 26,507.28, with 47 stocks advancing and 44 declining.
The MSCI Tadawul Index gained 1.69 points, or 0.12 percent, to end at 1,410.74.
Among the top performers, Emaar The Economic City led the gainers with a surge of 7.94 percent to SR13.60, followed by Saudi Industrial Investment Group, which rose 6.95 percent to SR20.00, and Red Sea International Co., which climbed 6.76 percent to SR45.80.
On the losing side, Al-Babtain Power and Telecommunication Co. recorded the largest drop, falling 3.15 percent to SR56.85, while Saudi Chemical Co. declined 2.29 percent to SR6.84, and Rasan Information Technology Co. fell 2.09 percent to SR93.55.
On the corporate front, Riyadh Steel Co. reported a net profit of SR2.45 million for the first six months of 2025, down 3.16 percent year on year, attributed to a decrease in gross margin.
Its shares ended the session at SR1.96, down 2 percent.
Ratio Speciality Co. for Trading posted a net profit of SR6.56 million for the first half of the year, up 5.96 percent year on year, driven by an 18.95 percent rise in sales and the positive effects of expansion through acquisitions.
Its stock closed at SR9.05, down 2.21 percent.
Shatirah House Restaurant Co., also known as BURGERIZZR, signed an agreement to acquire 60 percent of SHOVEL Coffee Bean Trading Co., funded through internal resources and subject to regulatory approvals.
The deal supports BURGERIZZR’s expansion into the cafe market. The company’s shares rose 5.15 percent to SR16.02.
Banque Saudi Fransi announced plans to issue US dollar-denominated Tier 2 capital notes under its Medium Term Note Program, targeting qualified investors domestically and internationally.
The bank appointed Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC, Citigroup Global Markets Limited, DBS Bank Ltd., Emirates NBD Bank PJSC, HSBC Bank plc, Mashreqbank PSC, Mizuho International plc, and Saudi Fransi Capital as joint lead managers.
