Saudi Arabian equities ended Sunday's session in negative territory, with the Tadawul All Share finishing the day down 0.78%. Weakness across several major sectors - led by Petrochemicals, Financial Services and Real Estate Development - pushed the index lower at the close.
Among individual stocks, Nice One Beauty Digital Marketing (TADAWUL:4193) was the session's top performer, rising 6.31% or 0.89 points to close at 15.00. Sport Clubs Co Scjsc (TADAWUL:6018) gained 5.45% or 0.39 points to finish at 7.54, while Lumi Rental Co (TADAWUL:4262) climbed 5.26% or 2.00 points to end the day at 40.00.
On the downside, Arabian Company for Agricultural and Industrial Investment SCJSC (TADAWUL:2287) recorded the largest fall, slipping 6.07% or 1.70 points to close at 26.30. East Pipes Integrated Company for Industry (TADAWUL:1321) declined 3.37% or 6.30 points to finish at 180.40, and Saudi Electricity Company (TADAWUL:5110) was down 2.95% or 0.52 points to 17.12 at the close.
Market breadth showed more falling names than advancing ones, with 211 stocks lower versus 125 gainers and 19 that finished unchanged on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange.
Commodities traded with notable volatility. Crude oil for May delivery fell 11.45% or 10.84 to $83.85 a barrel, while Brent oil for June delivery dropped 9.07% or 9.01 to $90.38 a barrel. In precious metals, the June Gold Futures contract rose 1.48% or 71.30 to trade at $4,879.60 a troy ounce.
Currency pairs and the dollar index showed modest movement: EUR/SAR was down 0.16% at 4.41, USD/SAR was effectively unchanged, moving 0.01% to 3.75, and the US Dollar Index Futures decreased 0.13% to 97.90.
Investors in the Saudi market faced a session dominated by sector-wide pressure, while a handful of midcap names outperformed. The swings in oil and gold added another layer of influence on the trading day, reflecting diverging moves across energy and safe-haven assets.
Below are key takeaways, and the primary risks and uncertainties evident from the session's data.