Tadawul Review:  

Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) fell on Thursday, ‎dropping by 38 points (-0.3%) to close at 10,946. TASI ‎started the session on a positive note, opening with a ‎gain of 13 points, but declined for a few hours and ‎remained stable in the red zone for the rest of the ‎session. Overall, 11 out of 21 sectors closed in the red ‎zone, while 137 shares fell and 112 rose. Banks (-0.5%), ‎Energy (-0.7%), and Utilities (-1.3%) sectors contributed ‎the most to the index fall. Stockwise, Aramco (-0.7%), Al ‎Rajhi Bank (-0.7%), and ACWA Power (-1.1%) were the ‎major contributors. The trading activity witnessed a ‎decrease in volume and value of -5% and -8%, ‎respectively, to reach 536mn shares and SAR4.9bn in ‎value traded.‎

 

 

 

Market Wrap International:

U.S. stocks pushed higher Friday, with the S&P 500 locking in its record and the Nasdaq hitting another all-time high. Strong earnings and easing trade tensions lifted sentiment. Among the leading sectors were materials, with +1.17%, industrials, with +0.98%, and consumer discretionary, with +0.78%. The S&P 500 climbed by 0.4%, the NASDAQ gained by 0.2%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.5%.

European stocks slipped as investors digested mixed earnings and awaited progress on a potential EU–U.S. trade deal. The Euro STOXX 600 dropped by -0.3%, the DAX decreased by -0.3%, and the FTSE 100 saw a decline of -0.2%, while the CAC 40 rose by 0.2%.

Asian stocks were mostly lower as momentum faded, with investors cautious ahead of a key week of U.S. tariff decisions, Big Tech earnings, and central bank meetings. The KOSPI gained by 0.2%, while the SHCOMP decreased by -0.3%, NIKKEI 225 declined by -0.9%, and the Hang Seng posting a drop of -1.1%.