Auction: 16.7 Million Shares Traded Worth SAR 520 Million

Saudi Stock Market Trading Screen

The auction and trade-at-close periods in the Saudi stock market witnessed the trading of 16.7 million shares worth SAR 520 million through 14,020 trades during Thursday's session.

In this daily report, Argaam monitors the difference between the preliminary close at exactly 3:00 PM and the final close at 3:20 PM after the trade-at-close session, as well as the difference in trading volume between the two closes, as illustrated in the following table:

Trades and Index Performance During the Auction and Trade-at-Close Periods (July 23, 2026)

Before Auction

Auction Close

Change

Index (Points)

10793

10804

+ 11

Trade Value (SAR Million)

3525

4045

+ 520

Number of Traded Shares (Million Shares)

161.68

178.37

+ 16.69

Number of Trades (Deal)

366826

380846

+ 14020

As apparent from the table above, the index rose by 11 points during the auction period. Below is a table showing the most notable changes in company stocks in the market:

Top Gainers During the Auction Period (SAR)

Company

Price Before Auction

Price After Auction

Change

UCIC

24.39

24.78

1.60 %

Al-Jazira Takaful

12.18

12.37

1.56 %

Alinma Retail REIT

4.75

4.80

1.05 %

Industrial Means

2.89

2.92

1.04 %

Arabian Shield

11.88

12.00

1.01 %

Americana

2.10

2.12

0.95 %

Naqi

57.90

58.45

0.95 %

Musharaka REIT

3.60

3.63

0.83 %

Entaj

26.10

26.30

0.77 %

JAZADCO

8.06

8.12

0.74 %

Saudi Research and Media Group

63.25

63.70

0.71 %

Eastern Cement

26.40

26.58

0.68 %

JAZ

16.25

16.36

0.68 %

Al-Akaria

17.17

17.28

0.64 %

United Insurance

3.13

3.15

0.64 %

Top Losers During the Auction Period (SAR)

Company

Price Before Auction

Price After Auction

Change

Riydan

13.68

13.40

(2.05 %)

Nofooth

6.55

6.43

(1.83 %)

Integrated

13.24

13.07

(1.28 %)

Banan

3.09

3.06

(0.97 %)

Ataa

47.66

47.20

(0.97 %)

Al-Sodq

16.33

16.18

(0.92 %)

Developmental Food

94.85

94.10

(0.79 %)

Riyoum

76.10

75.50

(0.79 %)

Fourth Milling

4.00

3.97

(0.75 %)

Al-Kathiri

1.39

1.38

(0.72 %)

Al-Jazira REIT

11.40

11.32

(0.70 %)

Paper Manufacturing

65.00

64.60

(0.62 %)

Arabian Gulf

3.32

3.30

(0.60 %)

MEFIC REIT

3.35

3.33

(0.60 %)

Tabuk Agricultural

6.77

6.73

(0.59 %)

To view more market data

It is noteworthy that the closing auction period follows the continuous trading period from 3:00 PM to 3:10 PM, during which investors can enter buy and sell orders. The trading system then determines the fair price at which orders are executed after being matched during the auction period. The execution price becomes the closing price and the reference price for the following day.

The trade-at-close session extends for ten minutes after the closing auction period, from 3:10 PM to 3:20 PM, for both the Main Market and Nomu, as well as traded rights. Investors are able to trade during this session at the closing price resulting from the closing auction.

Saudi Stocks Trading

{{displayname}}

{{profession}}

{{followercount}}

{{aboutme}}