Saudi Arabia's stock market closed higher on Wednesday, with the Tadawul All Share rising 1.20% at the session's end as pockets of strength in Media & Publishing, Hotels & Tourism and Real Estate Development supported the rally.
The session's top-performing listings included Alujain Corporation (TADAWUL:2170), which surged 10.00% or 2.21 points to finish at 24.31. Saudi Research and Marketing Group (TADAWUL:4210) added 9.96% or 7.15 points to close at 78.95, while Saudi Printing & Packaging Company (TADAWUL:4270) advanced 9.94% or 0.64 points to 7.08 in late trade.
By contrast, some large-cap names moved lower. Saudi Aramco (TADAWUL:2222) slipped 2.32% or 0.62 points to end the day at 26.10. Emaar The Economic City (TADAWUL:4220) declined 1.97% or 0.17 points to close at 8.48, and National Gas & Industrialization Co (TADAWUL:2080) fell 1.89% or 1.55 points to 80.45.
Market breadth was decisively positive, with 292 stocks advancing, 39 declining and 4 finishing unchanged on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange.
Commodity and currency movements were mixed during the session. Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.01% or 0.01 to $74.57 a barrel. Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.61% or 0.50 to $81.90 a barrel. The April Gold Futures contract increased 1.05% or 53.96 to trade at $5,177.66 a troy ounce.
In currency markets, EUR/SAR was up 0.21% to 4.37, while USD/SAR was unchanged 0.03% to 3.75. The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 98.81.
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The close reflected a market where sector-specific momentum outweighed losses among some large-cap names, leaving the overall index higher and breadth strongly positive.