Saudi Arabia’s main stock index fell 2.65% on Sunday to its lowest close since March 2021, as all sectors declined and losses extended into a fifth straight session.
The Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) lost 257.36 points to end the session at 9,438.52, according to Saudi exchange data reported by Maaal and Mubasher. It was the index’s biggest one-day drop since April 6, 2025, Asharq Business reported.
The index opened at 9,668.91, touched a session high of 9,682.04 and fell as low as 9,367.91 before the close, Mubasher said. Shares of 257 companies fell, nine rose and seven were unchanged.
Turnover was about SR4.3 billion, with 339.8 million shares traded in 489,600 deals, Maaal reported.
The utilities sector fell 4.7% as ACWA Power dropped 6%, according to Asharq Business. Banks declined 2.3%, with Al Rajhi Bank down 2.8% and Saudi National Bank down 1.5%.
Saudi Aramco slipped 0.9%, and the energy sector lost about 1%. SABIC ended 1.65% lower despite reporting a third-quarter net profit of SR499 million on Sunday.
Consumer discretionary retail was the worst-performing sector, down 6.2%, followed by capital goods at 5.8% and consumer durables at 5.3%. Halwani Bros, Raoom, Enaya, AFG Retail and Saudi Ceramic each fell about 10%, the daily limit.
Al Rajhi Bank was the most traded stock by value at SR532.7 million. Shares of Riyad Bank, Bank AlJazira, Arab National Bank, Al Rajhi Bank, Bank Albilad and Saudi National Bank closed at 52-week lows, Mubasher said.
The parallel Nomu market fell 383.42 points, or 1.79%, to 21,043.74.
The selling came as the Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted Houthi drones and ballistic missiles over Riyadh and other cities. The TASI fell 4.1% last week, its eighth straight weekly decline, and is down more than 10% this year, Asharq Business said.
