Tadawul Review:

Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) fell on Thursday, ‎dropping 30 points (-0.28%) to close at 10,826.98. The ‎index opened 2 points above its previous close, but it ‎recovered some losses before the close; however, it still ‎ended in the red zone. Overall, 17 out of 21 sectors ‎closed in the red zone, and 102 shares rose while 157 ‎fell. Materials (-0.9%), Utilities (-1.2%), and Capital ‎Goods (-2.2%) sectors contributed the most to the index ‎decline. Stockwise, ACWA Power (-1.5%), Maaden (-‎‎1.1%), and EIC (-4.8%) were the major contributors to ‎the index decline. The trading activity witnessed a ‎decrease in volume and value of -11% and -13%, ‎respectively, to reach 262mn shares and SAR 4.3bn in ‎value traded.‎

 

 

Market Wrap International:  

U.S. markets were closed on Friday, but the most impactful ‎market-moving development was the softer-than-expected U.S. ‎employment report, which showed weaker job creation, a ‎modest uptick in the unemployment rate, and cooler wage ‎growth than economists had anticipated. The report reinforced ‎expectations of earlier Federal Reserve rate cuts and shaped ‎sentiment across global equities, bonds, and currencies heading ‎into the weekend.‎

European equities ended higher as easing U.S. rate expectations ‎and improving risk sentiment supported a broad-based rally, with ‎investors rotating into industrials, financials and selected cyclical ‎stocks. Germany's DAX reached a fresh record high, while lower ‎valuations relative to U.S. markets continued to attract investors. ‎The FTSE 100 rose 0.2%, the DAX gained 0.8%, the CAC 40 ‎advanced 0.4%, and the EURO STOXX 600 increased 0.7%.‎

Asian markets ended higher as improving global risk appetite, ‎stronger regional manufacturing data and reduced expectations ‎of tighter U.S. monetary policy supported buying across the ‎region. Technology, industrial and export-oriented shares led ‎gains, with South Korea outperforming on strength in ‎semiconductor-related stocks, while sentiment also benefited ‎from resilient Chinese economic indicators. The SHCOMP gained ‎‎0.4%, the KOSPI surged 5.8%, the Nikkei 225 advanced 1.5%, ‎and the Hang Seng rose 1.3%.‎