Saudi Arabia's equity market finished the trading day on a positive note on Sunday, driven by sector-level gains in Insurance, Media & Publishing and Building & Construction that helped push the benchmark higher.
At the close, the Tadawul All Share had added 1.10%.
The session's leading performers included Lazurde for Jewelry Co (TADAWUL:4011), which surged 9.97% or 1.03 points to close at 11.36. National Medical Care Company (TADAWUL:4005) climbed 8.05% or 9.10 points to finish at 122.10, while Retal Urban Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:4322) rose 6.50% or 0.66 points to end the day at 10.82.
On the downside, Methanol Chemicals Company (TADAWUL:2001) posted the steepest decline, falling 9.97% or 3.58 points to close at 32.32. Al ELM Information Security Company CJSC (TADAWUL:7203) retreated 7.67% or 52.00 points to finish at 626.00, and Takween Advanced Industries (TADAWUL:1201) slipped 4.04% or 0.20 points to end at 4.75.
Market breadth was positive: 232 stocks advanced versus 82 that declined, while 21 issues were unchanged on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange.
Commodity markets were mixed during the session. Crude oil for September delivery rose 1.29% or 1.08 to trade at $84.67 a barrel. Brent crude for October delivery increased 1.22% or 1.09 to $90.12 a barrel. In contrast, the August Gold Futures contract fell 1.29% or 53.60 to trade at $4,107.00 a troy ounce.
Currency pairs involving the Saudi riyal showed minimal movement: EUR/SAR was unchanged, registering a 0.02% move to 4.33, while USD/SAR was also unchanged at a 0.02% move to 3.76.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 99.79 at the time reported.
Figures cited above reflect the market close and commodity settlements reported for the day. The trading session featured notable individual stock volatility alongside a broadly positive market tone, with oil and Brent prices higher and gold futures lower.