Tadawul closes 2019 at 6-year high; Aldrees, Yamama Cement top gainers

01/01/2020 Argaam Special

 

Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) closed the year 7%, or 562 points higher, at 8389 points, compared to a close of 7827 points in 2018.

 

The 2019’s close is the highest in six years since 2013.

 

TASI rose by 992 points and 3 points respectively in the first two quarters of the year, but dropped by 8% in Q3, before it added 297 points in the fourth quarter of 2019.

 

Last year included several prominent events, namely, the initial public offering (IPO) of Saudi Aramco and Tadawul’s inclusion in the MSCI and S&P Dow Jones Indices.

 

Saudi Arabia's gauge recorded gains in the first seven months of the year, with the highest increases of 9% and 7% in January and December respectively. The benchmark also recorded declines in 5 months with the lowest levels of 8% in May and August.

 

TASI Monthly Performance in 2019

Month

Closing (points)

Variation (points)

Variation %

January

8,560

+ 733

+9%

February

8,493

(67)

(1%)

March

8,819

+ 326

+4%

April

9,304

+ 485

+5%

May

8,516

(788)

(8%)

June

8,822

+ 306

+4%

July

8,733

(89)

(1%)

August

8,020

(713)

(8%)

September

8,092

+ 72

+1%

October

7,744

(348)

(4%)

November

7,859

+ 115

+1%

December

8,389

+ 530

+7%

 

Thirteen market sectors ended the year in the green with consumer services on top gainer, whereas eight sectors closed in the negative territory with media and entertainment as the top loser.

 

Sectors Performance in 2019

Sector

2018 end

2019 end

Variation %

Energy

4,849

5,443

+ 12 %

Basic materials

5,251

5,167

(2%)

Capital goods

3,901

4,332

+ 11 %

Commercial & Professional Services

4,137

4,772

+ 15 %

Transportation

3,477

4,395

+ 26 %

Consumer durables

3,664

3,506

(4%)

Consumer services

2,947

3,959

+ 34 %

Media

10,178

9,402

(8%)

Retailing

6,866

7,697

+12 %

Food Retailing

5,944

6,616

+ 11 %

Food & Beverages

3,888

4,354

+ 12 %

Healthcare

3,757

3,730

(1%)

Pharma.

3,879

3,595

(7%)

Banks

7,214

8,107

+ 12 %

Diversified financials

3,478

3,302

(5%)

Insurance

4,175

4,514

+ 8 %

Applications and IT

5,000*

4,933

(1%)

Telecom

5,406

6,473

+ 20 %

Utilities

3,369

4,400

+ 31 %

REITs

3,623

4,198

+ 16 %

Real Estate Management

3,225

3,132

(3%)

Market

7,827

8,389

+ 7 %

*Base points.

 

The index recorded its intra-year high of 9,403 points on May 2, and its intra-year low of 7,397 points on Oct. 16.

 

Details of Index Performance in 2019

Period

Performance

Date

Notes

Highest level (Points)

9,403

May 2

--

Lowest level (Points)

7,397

Oct. 16

--

Highest closing (Points)

9,362

May 1

Highest closing in 4 years

Lowest closing (Points)

7,482

Oct. 15

Lowest in a year

Highest trading value (SAR bln)

28.76

May 28

Highest in a long time since the beginning of inclusion of MSCI emerging market funds

Lowest trading value (SAR bln)

1.63

Jan. 1

--

 

Top Performing Trading Sessions in 2019

Date

Opening (Points)

Closing (Points)

Variation (Points)

Dec. 8

7,906

8,099

+ 193

June 9

8,516

8,699

+183

May 28

8,382

8,551

+169

June 10

8,699

8,849

+150

Oct. 20

7,636

7,785

+ 149

May 16

8,481

8,622

+141

June 11

8,849

8,990

+141

May 21

8,469

8,609

+140

Sept. 4

7,924

8,058

+ 134

Nov. 5

7,653

7,782

+ 129

 

Worst Performing Trading Sessions in 2019

Date

Opening (Points)

Closing (Points)

Variation (Points)

May 13

8,675

8,367

(308)

Aug. 25

8,446

8,242

(204)

May 12

8,857

8,675

(182)

May 26

8,531

8,360

(171)

May 5

9,337

9,179

(158)

Nov. 3

7,744

7,590

(154)

Aug. 29

8,171

8,020

(151)

June 13

9,085

8,942

(143)

June 24

8,739

8,599

(140)

May 29

8,551

8,414

(137)

 

The market turnover reached SAR 880 billion in 2019, up 1% year-on-year (YoY).

 

Trading Values in 2019

Month

2018

2019

Daily average

Variation %

January

82.0

68.2

2.97

(17%)

February

67.8

47.0

2.35

(31%)

March

87.6

61.7

2.94

(30%)

April

108.0

77.2

3.51

(29%)

May

83.9

110.0

5.00

+31%

June

46.4

74.8

4.67

+61%

July

73.2

65.2

2.83

(11%)

August

54.3

78.7

4.92

+45%

September

49.7

64.8

3.08

+30%

October

95.7

61.7

2.68

(36%)

November

62.2

57.9

2.89

(7%)

December

60.1

112.8

4.91

+88%

Total

870.8

880.0

3.52

+1%

 

As for market companies, 96 shares closed higher, and 73 stocks ended in the red.

 

Aldrees Petroleum and Transport Services and Al Yamama Cement were the best performers, whereas Saudi Enaya Cooperative Insurance Co.  and Al Alamiya Cooperative Insurance were the top losers.

 

Top 10 Gainers in 2019 (SAR)

Company

2018 closing

2019 closing

Variation %

Aldrees*

30.83

62.50

+ 103%

Yamama Cement

12.76

25.90

+ 103%

Qassim Cement

33.60

66.10

+ 97%

City Cement

9.21

17.90

+ 94%

Umm Al Qura

11.42

22.10

+94%

Saudi Ceramic

19.44

36.25

+ 86%

SISCO

10.84

19.60

+ 81%

Southern Cement

36.85

64.40

+ 75%

SASCO

16.88

29.45

+74%

Eastern Cement

20.72

36.00

+ 74%

*Capital amendment during the period.

 

Top 10 Losers in 2019 (SAR)

Company

2018 closing

2019 closing

Variation %

Enaya

20.74

11.90

(43%)

Al Alamiya

31.90

18.58

(42%)

Al Sorayai*

50.86

30.95

(39%)

Alasmak

78.30

49.75

(36%)

Thimar**

27.00

17.20

(36%)

SPM*

37.45

25.40

(32%)

Shams

31.90

22.66

(29%)

Amana*

16.89

12.06

(29%)

MEPCO

19.98

14.30

(28%)

AlBaha

23.68

17.22

(27%)

 * Capital amendment during the period.

** On trade suspension.

 

Five new companies were listed on Tadawul in 2019, as all of them finished the year in the positive territory. Also, five companies listed on Nomu Parallel Market completed the transition to the main market during the year.

 

Performance of Market’s Top Companies in 2019 (SAR)

Company

Opening

Closing

Variation %

Al Rajhi*

56.91

65.40

+ 15 %

NCB

47.85

49.25

+ 3 %

SABIC

116.20

93.90

(19%)

STC

91.80

101.80

+ 11 %

Riyad

19.82

24.00

+ 21 %

Samba

31.40

32.45

+ 3 %

Alinma

22.98

25.35

+ 10 %

BSF

31.40

37.90

+ 21 %

SABB

32.65

34.70

+ 6 %

Maaden

49.30

44.40

(10%)

ANB*

34.40

27.15

(21%)

SEC

21.27

27.40

+ 29 %

SAFCO

15.14

20.22

+ 34 %

Jarir

77.10

77.50

+ 1 %

Al Arkan

152.00

165.60

+ 9 %

Dar

26.80

34.35

+ 28 %

Sipchem

9.02

11.00

+ 22 %

Yansab

19.96

17.96

(10%)

Almarai

63.80

55.90

(12%)

 * Amending Capital during the period.

 

Stocks Trading Below Nominal Value By End- 2018

Company

Stock Price (SAR)

Decline %

Al Khodari*

5.39

(46%)

Kingdom Holding

7.55

(25%)

Takween

8.00

(20%)

SIDC

8.20

(18%)

Chemanol

8.35

(17%)

Aseer

9.08

(9%)

UCA

9.11

(9%)

TADCO

9.30

(7%)

Saudi Re

9.30

(7%)

MESC

9.46

(5%)

Emaar

9.55

(4%)

Al Jouf Cement

9.57

(4%)

Knowledge City

9.94

(1%)

* Closing of last day before suspension.

 

Performance of Companies Listed in 2019

Company

Opening (SAR)

Closing (SAR)

Variation %

Maharah

69.00

86.10

+ 25 %

Arabian Centres

26.00

29.15

+ 12 %

Aramco

32.00

35.25

+ 10 %

Ataa

29.00

29.55

+ 2 %

MIS

45.00

44.40

(1%)

 

Performance of Companies Transmitted from Nomu to TASI

Company

TASI’s listing price (SAR)

Closing at 2019 end (SAR)

Variation %

Al Kathiri

69.00

132.00

+ 91 %

Thob Al Aseel

42.00

43.60

+ 4 %

Abo Moati

21.80

19.18

(12%)

Baazeem

53.10

42.85

(19%)

Raydan

18.80

17.60

(6%)

 

Performance REITs in 2019

REIT

Opening (SAR)

Closing (SAR)

Variation %

Jadwa REIT Saudi

8.70

11.20

+ 29 %

Derayah REIT

8.38

10.50

+ 25 %

SEDCO Capital REIT

8.01

9.96

+ 24 %

Al Ahli REIT (1)

7.76

9.50

+ 22 %

Taleem REIT

10.24

12.48

+ 22 %

Mulkia Gulf REIT

8.13

9.85

+ 21 %

Al Rajhi REIT

8.16

9.66

+ 18 %

Bonyan REIT

8.37

9.84

+ 18 %

Al Maathar REIT

7.61

8.77

+ 15 %

Musharaka REIT

8.33

9.49

+ 14 %

Al Mashaar REIT

7.14

8.11

+ 14 %

Riyad REIT

7.85

8.71

+ 11 %

Jadwa REIT Al Haramain

7.50

8.18

+ 9 %

MECIF REIT

8.15

7.85

(4%)

Swicorp Wabel REIT

8.56

8.22

(4%)

Aljazira REIT

14.42

12.48

(13%)

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