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2025-12-16

Daily Market Monitor 16-12-2025

Tadawul Review:

The Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) increased on ‎Monday, slightly rose (0.01%) to close at 10,590. The ‎index opened 15 points below its previous close and ‎sharply declined, but it rebounded into the positive ‎territory and ended the session in the green zone. In ‎general, 13 out of 21 sectors closed in the green zone, ‎‎‎while 130 shares fell and 118 rose. Energy (0.5%), Real ‎Estate (1.5%), and Consumer Services (0.8%) sectors ‎‎‎contributed the most to the index rose. Stockwise, ‎‎‎Aramco (0.5%), Dar Al Arkan (2.8%), and Umm Al Qura ‎for Development (2.7%) were the major contributors. ‎Trading activity witnessed an increase in both volume ‎and value, with volume rose 7% to 151mn shares and ‎value rose 22% to SAR3.1bn in traded value.‎

 

 

Market Wrap International:

U.S. equities ended the session lower as weakness in large-cap ‎technology names and renewed caution ahead of key U.S. jobs ‎and inflation releases weighed on risk appetite, while Treasury ‎yields moved modestly and investors rotated into defensive and ‎value pockets. Market attention on AI-related earnings and a lack ‎of fresh Fed signals encouraged selective profit-taking in growth ‎stocks. The S&P 500 fell -0.2%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ‎declined -0.1%, and the NASDAQ dropped -0.6%.‎

European equities ended higher, supported by gains in banks, ‎miners, and energy shares as investors positioned ahead of ‎upcoming central-bank meetings and digested corporate updates, ‎with sentiment improving despite mixed global cues. Financials ‎and industrials outperformed, while healthcare lagged on stock-‎specific factors. The FTSE 100 increased 1.1%, the DAX rose ‎‎0.2%, the CAC 40 advanced 0.7%, and the EURO STOXX 600 ‎gained 0.7%.‎

Asian markets are trading lower, pressured by declines in ‎technology and export-oriented stocks amid weaker regional ‎data and spillover from U.S. tech losses, while currency ‎movements and demand concerns weighed on sentiment. Losses ‎were more pronounced in Japan and South Korea, with China ‎and Hong Kong also retreating. The SHCOMP slipped -0.6%, the ‎KOSPI fell -1.8%, the Nikkei 225 declined -1.3%, and the Hang ‎Seng dropped -1.3%.‎

Daily Market Monitor 16-12-2025