Saudi Arabia's stock market finished the trading day in negative territory on Monday, with the Tadawul All Share index down 0.16% at the close.
Selling pressure was concentrated in the Industrial Investment, Petrochemicals and Insurance sectors, which collectively contributed to the index's decline. Despite sector-level weakness, a handful of individual names delivered strong gains by the close.
Top gainers included Al Etihad Cooperative Insurance Co SJSC (TADAWUL:8170), which jumped 10.00% - a rise of 0.69 points - to finish at 7.59. Arabian Company for Agricultural and Industrial Investment SCJSC (TADAWUL:2287) climbed 9.93%, up 2.38 points to 26.34, while Tanmiah Food Company SCJSC (TADAWUL:2281) advanced 8.42%, adding 4.75 points to close at 61.15.
Largest decliners were Canadian Medical Center Co (TADAWUL:4021), which fell 4.51% or 0.26 points to end the day at 5.51. Saudi Industrial Export Co (TADAWUL:4140) lost 4.49% or 0.11 points to close at 2.34, and Rasan Information Technology (TADAWUL:8313) declined 3.57%, down 5.00 points to 135.00.
Market breadth was close to balanced: 158 stocks fell while 153 advanced, and 20 finished unchanged.
Commodities and currencies
- Crude oil for August delivery rose 4.13% or $2.95 to settle at $74.36 a barrel.
- Brent crude for September delivery increased 4.24% or $3.22 to $79.23 a barrel.
- The August Gold Futures contract moved lower by 1.05% or $43.08, trading at $4,070.62 a troy ounce.
On the currency front, EUR/SAR strengthened by 0.17% to 4.29, while USD/SAR was effectively unchanged, slipping 0.05% to 3.75.
The U.S. Dollar Index Futures registered no material change, quoted at 100.75.
This session mixed sector-level weakness with notable stock-specific rallies and marked moves in energy markets. The Tadawul All Share's small decline reflected those offsetting forces as oil prices climbed and gold retreated.