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Saudi stocks rise 0.2% as Aramco supports the index
Saudi Arabia’s main stock index rose 0.2% on Thursday, closing at 10,326 points.
It was the index’s fourth straight session of gains, its longest winning run in 11 weeks.
Aramco shares climbed 1.5%, helping keep the index in positive territory.
But 152 companies fell and 93 rose, showing that most stocks did not share in the gain.
Trading value dropped 14% to 4.1 billion riyals, while the index faced resistance around 10,300 to 10,350 points.
This matters because the rally is relying more on a few large companies as trading activity and participation weaken.
The next test is whether the market can regain momentum and broaden the rise.
Saudi Arabia’s main stock index, TASI, rose 0.2% on Thursday to close at 10,326 points.
The 18-point gain marked the market’s fourth consecutive session of increases, its longest winning streak in 11 weeks.
Gains narrowed as trading activity fell and more companies declined than rose.
Aramco shares rose 1.5% and helped keep the index positive, while banking shares fell.
Trading value dropped 14% to 4.1 billion riyals.
- Who
- Saudi-listed companies and investors traded on the main market.
- What
- TASI rose 0.2%, adding 18 points to close at 10,326.
- When
- Thursday, November 12, 2026.
- Where
- Saudi Arabia’s main stock market.
- Why
- Aramco’s 1.5% rise supported the index, despite declines in many shares and lower trading activity.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
TASI gained 1.38%, with 200 companies rising and 45 declining.
TASI rose 0.2% to 10,326 points, while 152 companies declined and 93 rose.
- TASI close
- 10,326 points
- Index gain
- 0.2%, or 18 points
- Trading value
- 4.1 billion riyals
- Aramco share price
- 26.40 riyals, up 1.5%
- Market breadth
- 152 companies declined; 93 rose