Saudi Arabia's stock market ended the trading day in negative territory on Monday, with the Tadawul All Share index down 0.40% at the close. Sector weakness in Hotels & Tourism, Energy & Utilities and Building & Construction was a key driver of the broader decline.
Market internals showed clear pressure: 241 stocks fell, 92 advanced and 19 finished unchanged on the exchange. The distribution of declines across a range of sectors contributed to the modest index drop.
At the individual stock level, the session's top performer was Maharah for Human Resources (TADAWUL:1831), which rallied 7.26% - a gain of 0.44 points - to close at 6.50. Arabian Cement Co (TADAWUL:3010) also recorded a strong move, adding 6.27% or 1.34 points to finish at 22.71. Media group Saudi Research and Marketing Group (TADAWUL:4210) rose 4.30%, up 4.30 points to 104.30 in late trade.
On the downside, Arabian Internet and Communications Services Co CSJC (TADAWUL:7202) led decliners, sliding 8.01% - down 18.10 points - to close at 207.80. Jahez International Company for Information Systems Technology SCJSC (TADAWUL:6017) dropped 5.61% or 0.76 points to 12.79, settling at an all-time low. Insurance name Al-Rajhi Cooperative Insurance (TADAWUL:8230) fell 4.46%, a loss of 3.50 points, to 75.00.
The trading day also featured notable low-price milestones: Arabian Internet and Communications Services Co closed at a three-year low, while Jahez International ended at an all-time low. These moves underscore idiosyncratic pressure in select technology and communications-related issues during the session.
Commodity markets registered mixed moves that coincided with the local equity action. Crude oil for April delivery rose 0.24% or 0.15 to $62.90 a barrel, while Brent for April delivery gained 0.27% or 0.18 to $67.93 a barrel. Precious metals were weaker: the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.40% or 20.24 to trade at $5,026.06 a troy ounce.
Foreign exchange pairs involving the Saudi riyal were essentially stable at the close. EUR/SAR shifted 0.09% to 4.45, and USD/SAR registered no change at 3.75. On the U.S. front, the US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 96.94.
Summary of session data is consistent with a market where sector-led losses and a negative breadth picture produced a modest index decline. Individual large percentage moves were concentrated in several small- to mid-cap issues, while energy-related commodity prices edged higher during the trading day.