Tadawul Review:

Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) rose on Wednesday, ‎gaining 26 points (+0.25%) to close at 10,726. The index ‎opened 10 points above its previous close and ‎fluctuated within the green zone throughout the ‎session. Overall, 17 out of 21 sectors closed in the ‎green zone, and 177 shares rose while 72 fell. Utilities ‎‎(+3.0%), Materials (+0.6%), and Insurance (+1.1%) ‎sectors contributed the most to the index rise. ‎Stockwise, ACWA Power (+4.0%), Maaden (+2.0%), and ‎Saudi National Bank (+0.7%) were the major ‎contributors. The trading activity witnessed a decrease ‎in volume and value of -14% and -15%, respectively, to ‎reach 151mn shares and SAR3.4bn in value traded.‎

 

 

 

Market Wrap International:

U.S. equities ended higher after the Federal Reserve cut interest ‎rates by 25 basis points, which eased front-end yields and ‎encouraged rotation into cyclicals and banks while weighing on ‎some high-multiple growth names; Treasury yields fell and ‎investors cheered upbeat corporate updates in energy and ‎industrials. Technology was mixed as profit-taking followed a few ‎large-cap earnings misses, but financials and select cyclicals led ‎gains. The NASDAQ rose 0.3%, the S&P 500 advanced 0.7%, ‎and the Dow Jones climbed 1.0%.‎

European equities ended little changed as markets followed Wall ‎Street’s Fed-driven tone while digesting local bond-market moves ‎and company updates; German yields rose, keeping pressure on ‎rate-sensitive sectors even as banks outperformed in London. ‎Industrials and defensives showed mixed performance amid ‎cautious positioning ahead of further central-bank guidance. The ‎FTSE 100 gained 0.1%, the DAX fell -0.1%, the CAC 40 declined ‎‎-0.4% and the EURO STOXX 600 was up 0.1%. ‎

 

Asian markets are trading mixed as regional stocks reacted to ‎weaker global tech earnings and the Fed’s cut, with technology ‎and semiconductors under pressure while Hong Kong showed ‎pockets of buying. Currency moves and expectations around ‎regional central-bank policy added to selective flows, keeping ‎export-oriented names subdued. Japan’s Nikkei 225 is down -‎‎0.1%, China’s SHCOMP fell -0.2%, South Korea’s KOSPI is ‎down -0.2% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is up 0.4%.‎