Saudi Arabia: The Saudi stock market index closed at a high of 11277 points

Riyadh, Shawwal 27, 1444 AH, corresponding to May 17, 2023 AD
The main Saudi stock index closed today, up 71.58 points, to close at 11277.60 points, with transactions worth 6 billion riyals.
The volume of traded shares – according to the daily economic bulletin of the Saudi Press Agency for the Saudi stock market – amounted to 204 million shares, in which the shares of 136 companies recorded an increase in their value, while the shares of 75 companies closed in decline.
The shares of: Shaker, ACIG, Tawuniya, Malath Insurance, and Savola Group were the highest gainers, while the shares of: Catering, Al-Asil, Misk, SACO, and Electrical Industries were the lowest in transactions, as the rates of rise and fall ranged between 9.83% and 7.37%. .
While the shares of the companies: Americana, Jabal Omar, Saudi Aramco, Tasnee, and Dar Al-Arkan were the most active in quantity, as were the shares of: Saudi German Health, Saudi Aramco, Jabal Omar, Al-Ahly, and Bahr Al-Arab were the most active in value.
The Saudi parallel stock index (growth) closed today, up 182.07 points, to close at 20864.69 points, with transactions worth 24.3 million riyals. The volume of traded shares amounted to more than 570 thousand shares.