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- Parallel market Nomu lost 91.69 points to close at 26,144.11
- MSCI Tadawul Index edged down 0.26% to 1,391.13
RIYADH: ºÚÁÏÉçÇøâ€™s Tadawul All Share Index slipped on Tuesday, shedding 21.98 points, or 0.20 percent, to close at 10,769.66.
The total trading turnover on the main index reached SR4.08 billion ($1.09 billion), with 94 stocks advancing and 159 declining.
The Kingdom’s parallel market Nomu also fell, losing 91.69 points to close at 26,144.11, while the MSCI Tadawul Index edged down 0.26 percent to 1,391.13.
The best-performing stock on the main market was Red Sea International Co., whose share price jumped 9.96 percent to SR45.72. BAAN Holding Group Co. rose 4.98 percent to SR2.32, while Astra Industrial Group gained 4.71 percent to SR149.
The share price of Methanol Chemicals Co. dropped by 9.92 percent to SR10.62.
On the announcements front, Saudi Electricity Co. reported a net profit attributable to common shares of SR1.86 billion after deducting profit attributable to Mudaraba instruments for the second quarter, up 113 percent from SR0.87 billion a year earlier.
The company’s net profit before Mudaraba payments stood at SR6.25 billion, compared to SR5.24 billion in the same quarter of 2024, reflecting a 19.26 percent increase.
The utility’s share price slipped 0.61 percent to SR14.61.
First Milling Co. announced it had completed the acquisition of a 100 percent stake in Jeddah-based Al Manar Feed Co. in a deal valued at SR77 million. In a Tadawul filing, the company said the acquisition aligns with its strategy to boost feed production capacity.
With the purchase, First Milling Co. will add a daily production capacity of 450 tonnes in the feed segment, bringing its total feed output to 1,350 tonnes per day.
The company’s share price rose 0.28 percent to SR53.20.