Mixed Stock Market Indicators with Liquidity of 130.4 Million Dinars

Stock market indicators showed mixed performance at the close of today’s session, with both the First Market and General Market indices declining modestly, while the Main Market index also rose slightly amid divergent movements in listed shares.

The bourse witnessed profit-taking across a broad range of stocks, particularly those that had risen in recent days. Declines also affected several shares listed on the First Market, including bank stocks, as some investors opted to lock in profits.

Trading liquidity increased by 7.1 percent to reach 130.4 million dinars, compared to 121.8 million dinars in yesterday’s session. The Main Market continued to capture the largest share of this liquidity at 58 percent, while the First Market accounted for the remaining 42 percent.

Several shares listed on the Main Market continued to record notable gains. Future Kids topped the list of the most-rising stocks with an increase exceeding 11 percent, followed by Mashair and Sahel, each rising by more than 7 percent, reflecting the continued active performance of a group of small- and mid-cap stocks.

In terms of index performance, the General Market index fell by approximately 16.25 points, or 0.18 percent, to close at 8,945 points, with 495.8 million shares traded across 31,914 transactions.

The First Market index declined by about 21.95 points, or 0.24 percent, to reach 9,295 points, with liquidity valued at 55.3 million dinars and trading volumes of 149.1 million shares executed through 9,071 deals.

Meanwhile, the Main Market index rose by approximately 6.60 points, or 0.07 percent, closing at 9,483 points, with a traded value of 75.1 million dinars, 346.7 million shares traded, and 22,843 transactions.

Regarding the most-traded stocks by value, Tazween Al-Awwal ranked first with a value of 14.4 million dinars, closing at 340 fils. It was followed by Markaz with 7.9 million dinars, closing at 328 fils; then Bitak with 7.8 million dinars, closing at 770 fils; and Awal Takaful with 6.8 million dinars, closing at 628 fils. Future Kids ranked fifth with 4.5 million dinars, closing at 160 fils.

Future Kids topped the list of the most-rising stocks with a gain of 11.11 percent, trading 29.2 million shares. It was followed by Mashair, up 7.86 percent, with 3.5 million shares traded, closing at 151 fils; then Sahel, up 7.14 percent, with 9.4 million shares traded, closing at 90 fils; Arabiyah Real Estate, up 5.59 percent, with 5.6 million shares traded, closing at 189 fils; and Ammar, fifth with a 5.36 percent gain, trading 19.1 million shares and closing at 118 fils.

On the other hand, Midan recorded a decline of 14.16 percent, leading the list of the most-declining stocks, albeit with only 932 shares traded, closing at 849 fils. It was followed by Tamdeen Investment, down 5 percent, with 15,200 shares traded, dropping to 1.330 dinars; then Markaz, down 4.93 percent, with 22.4 million shares traded, closing at 328 fils; Awal Takaful, down 4.27 percent, with 10.7 million shares traded; and finally Sha’biya, down 3.66 percent, with approximately 296,000 shares traded, closing at 263 fils.