Saudi Arabia's equity market finished the session lower on Sunday as sector-level declines outweighed advances. The benchmark Tadawul All Share closed down 0.25% at the end of trading, with the Energy & Utilities, Transport and Media & Publishing sectors cited among the leading contributors to the slide.
On a stock-by-stock basis, Methanol Chemicals Company (TADAWUL:2001) led the gainers, rising 7.37% - an increase of 0.63 points - to finish at 9.18. Saudi Industrial Investment Group (TADAWUL:2250) added 6.80%, or 0.92 points, closing at 14.44. Alujain Corporation (TADAWUL:2170) also recorded a solid advance, up 4.09% or 1.10 points to end the day at 27.98.
At the other end of the tape, Fourth Milling CoSJSC (TADAWUL:2286) posted the largest decline among the more heavily moved names, falling 3.33% or 0.13 points to 3.77. Saleh Abdulaziz Al Rashed And Sons (TADAWUL:1324) slipped 3.23%, a drop of 2.00 points, to close at 60.00. Sport Clubs Co Scjsc (TADAWUL:6018) declined 2.97% or 0.20 points to 6.54.
Market breadth favored losers: falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 146 to 107, while 14 issues finished unchanged on the Saudi exchange.
Commodities trading showed downward pressure during the session. Crude oil for May delivery fell 1.33%, or $1.30, to $96.57 a barrel. Brent front-month futures for June decreased 0.75%, or $0.72, landing at $95.20 a barrel. Precious metals moved lower as well, with the June Gold Futures contract declining 0.64%, or $30.60, to trade at $4,787.40 a troy ounce.
Foreign exchange moves were modest. EUR/SAR was up 0.16% to 4.40, while USD/SAR was essentially unchanged, moving 0.01% to 3.75. The US Dollar Index Futures traded lower by 0.15% at 98.44.
Context and implications
The session reflects a market where sector-level weakness - notably across energy-linked names and transport and media-related stocks - coincided with softer commodity prices. While several individual companies recorded sizeable percentage gains, the overall balance of decliners and advancers left the broader index in negative territory at the close.