Closing Bell: Saudi main index ends lower at 10,878

21/08/2025 02:56 AST

Saudi Arabia's Tadawul All Share Index edged down on Wednesday, slipping 3.64 points, or 0.03 percent, to close at 10,878.07.

The benchmark's total trading turnover stood at SR4.21 billion ($1.12 billion), with 95 stocks advancing and 148 declined.

The MSCI Tadawul Index also dipped, falling 0.24 points, or 0.02 percent, to 1,406.62.

The Kingdom's parallel market Nomu lost 139.91 points, or 0.52 percent, to close at 26,629.95, as 35 stocks advanced and 55 retreated.

Thimar Development Holding Co. was the session's top performer, rising 4.47 percent to SR41.10.

Al-Jouf Agricultural Development Co. climbed 3.4 percent to SR45.64, and Power and Water Utility Co. for Jubail and Yanbu gained 2.41 percent to SR40.80.

Alistithmar AREIC Diversified REIT Fund recorded the steepest drop, falling 4.50 percent to SR8.06. Retal Urban Development Co. declined 3.95 percent to SR13.14, while Zamil Industrial Investment Co. slipped 2.94 percent to SR37.66.

In corporate announcements, Sama Healthy Water Factory Co. reported a 27.19 percent decline in first-half 2025 net profit to SR3.51 million, compared with SR4.82 million a year earlier.

In a Tadawul statement, the company attributed the fall mainly to unrealized foreign exchange losses, though it said core operational profit rose 23 percent on the back of higher sales and improved margins following the integration of a new raw material production line.

Its share price fell 1.29 percent to SR2.29.

View United Real Estate Development Co. posted a 132.11 percent increase in net profit for the first half of the year, reaching SR9.97 million versus SR4.30 million in the same period last year.

The company cited a 104.77 percent jump in revenue, driven by stronger performance across most business segments, alongside the positive impact of off-plan and land sales, according to a Tadawul statement.

Its shares, however, slipped 0.95 percent to SR6.24.

Al Rashid Industrial Co. registered a 22.88 percent rise in first-half net profit to SR21.47 million, compared with SR17.47 million in the previous year.

The company said the increase reflected stronger top-line performance and a 21.78 percent jump in gross operating profit, highlighting improved efficiency.

Its stock advanced 9.18 percent to SR53.50.

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