Tadawul Review: ‎

Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) fell on Sunday, ‎dropping 37 points (-0.34%) to close at 10,766.84. The ‎index opened 22 points below its previous close, but it ‎recovered some losses before the close; however, it still ‎ended in the red zone. Overall, 14 out of 21 sectors ‎closed in the red zone, and 98 shares rose while 158 ‎fell. Energy (-0.8%), Utilities (-1.4%), and Materials (-‎‎0.6%) sectors contributed the most to the index decline. ‎Stockwise, Saudi Aramco (-0.9%), BSF (-4.0%), and ‎ACWA Power (-1.4%) were the major contributors to ‎the index decline. The trading activity witnessed a ‎decrease in volume and value of -33% and -41%, ‎respectively, to reach 120mn shares and SAR 2.4bn in ‎value traded.‎

 

 

Market Wrap International:  

U.S. equities ended mixed in the final session of last week as ‎investors balanced encouraging corporate earnings against ‎persistent uncertainty over the interest-rate outlook and ‎developments in the Middle East. Rotation into financials, ‎industrials, and other cyclical sectors offset profit-taking in parts ‎of the technology sector, while attention increasingly shifted ‎toward a pivotal week of major technology earnings, Federal ‎Reserve policy, and key U.S. economic data. That cautious tone ‎carried into Europe, where major markets were broadly steady ‎as investors assessed another round of corporate results ‎alongside the implications of elevated energy prices and ‎geopolitical risks, with strength in selected technology shares ‎helping counter softer performance in energy and other cyclical ‎sectors. The final trading session in Asia reflected the same ‎cautious backdrop, as investors weighed global policy ‎expectations, regional developments, and technology-related ‎momentum, before sentiment improved into the start of the new ‎week following easing concerns over Middle East tensions and ‎lower oil prices, supporting risk appetite ahead of central bank ‎meetings and earnings from major global companies.‎