TASI edges up; Kingdom Holding rallies, earnings hit SABIC

28/01/2018 Argaam

Saudi Arabian stocks closed positive on Sunday, recovering from early decline that was driven by petrochemical blue chip Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC).

 

The Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) rose 0.2 percent to close at 7,538 points, with volumes at SAR 3.4 billion. The advance-decline ratio stood at 111-64.

Market Index

SABIC fell nearly 3 percent to SAR 105.8. The petchem giant reported a net profit of SAR 3.7 billion in Q4 2017, down nearly 19 percent year-on-year (YoY) and below NCB Capital’s estimates of SAR 5.4 billion.

 

MetLife AIG ANB Cooperative Insurance Co. lost nearly 10 percent to reach SAR 12.94. 

Company Prices

Company Price Change Change (%) Events
STC 29.20 0.56 1.94 % -
SABIC 105.76 (3.11) (2.86 %) -
KINGDOM 10.04 0.91 9.97 % -
CENOMI RETAIL 56.28 3.66 6.95 % -
MetLife AIG Alarabi 25.16 (2.76) (9.89 %) -

Diversified financials sub-index jumped nearly 6 percent as investment firm Kingdom Holding Co. touched the daily upper limit at SAR 10.04, after its owner Prince Alwaleed bin Talal was released from Riyadh’s Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

 

Fawaz Abdulaziz Alhokair Co. (Alhokair) was up nearly 7 percent at SAR 30.7.

 

Saudi Telecom Co. (STC) gained more than 2 percent to reach SAR 73.1, after posting a net profit of SAR 10.2 billion for the fiscal year 2017.

 

To contact the writer, email Nadeshda Zareen at nadeshda.zareen@argaamplus.com

Number of High/Low companies

Today

104
65

52 Weeks

63
112

Market Movers

Company 52 Weeks Range Price Change Price Earnings
KINGDOM
10.04
7.81 12.05
10.04 9.97 % 56.07
DAR ALARKAN
10.34
5.74 18.54
10.34 9.88 % 20.18
CENOMI RETAIL
56.28
24.55 88.36
56.28 6.95 % 62.43
ARABIAN SHIELD
22.99
13.65 34.13
22.99 5.44 % 19.79
BAWAN
18.17
14.90 57.00
18.17 3.59 % 15.35
SINAD HOLDING
12.90
10.68 18.50
12.90 3.53 % NEG
DWF
27.80
24.46 141.30
27.80 3.41 % 10.57
TECO
0.42
0.37 0.92
0.42 3.22 % More than 100
GO TELECOM
13.54
12.40 104.40
13.54 3.03 % NEG
ALANDALUS
16.49
12.53 19.93
16.49 2.71 % 13.00

Companies trading above 3-Month Average

Company Average Volume (3M) Volume Percentage Change
RAYDAN 13,468.00 66,074.00 390.60 %
STC 580,290.00 2,586,067.00 345.65 %
MUTAKAMELA 165,697.00 601,697.00 263.13 %
KINGDOM 538,397.00 1,942,462.00 260.79 %
CENOMI RETAIL 239,529.00 841,500.00 251.31 %
BAWAN 259,234.00 889,729.00 243.21 %
ARABIAN SHIELD 293,371.00 891,648.00 203.93 %
TECO 9,900,554.00 24,984,920.00 152.36 %
BAAN 1,085,167.00 2,638,600.00 143.15 %
TAWUNIYA 97,593.00 211,701.00 116.92 %
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Companies achieved the highest and lowest closings in 52 weeks

Company Price Change 52 Weeks
SALAMA 38.53 90.27 %
SAUDI KAYAN 11.84 36.09 %
GIG 21.26 35.46 %
ANB 13.99 34.92 %
BJAZ 8.17 31.48 %
SAIB 9.77 23.63 %
ALRAJHI 29.07 10.03 %

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