Saudi Stock Exchange

Insurance firms star as Arabian Business tests market with $100,000 investment.

Saudi Capital Market Authority also brings in fines to drive great transparency.

Bank says 23% premium on Tadawul stocks compared to GCC is 'expensive'.

UPDATE 6: Most Gulf exchanges close lower but Saudi joins Dubai in closing higher.

UPDATE 1: Blue-chip share lead advance as index ends at highest mark since Nov 18.

UPDATE 5: Elsewhere Oman and Saudi also fall, while Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain rise.

UPDATE 4: The majority of markets fall, with Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Kuwait leading drop.

UPDATE 5: Muscat is only exchange in region to close higher as banking shares weigh on UAE.

UPDATE 6: UAE exchanges extend losses into third day, Qatar rises on back of new gov't funds, Saudi flat

UPDATE 4: Investors concerned economic impact of global credit crisis could be get worse.

UPDATE 2: Kingdom's bourse down by 4% while other Gulf markets also trade lower.

UPDATE 5: Investor confidence given boost by gains in global markets and Saudi rally in previous session.

UPDATE 7: Elsewhere, Arabtec continues surge, mixed fortunes for other indices.

UPDATE 4: Dubai exchange leads the decline as Saudi Arabia's index is sole riser in region.

UPDATE 2: Index closes over 9% lower with losses led by Kingdom and Samba Financial.

UPDATE 4: Abu Dhabi, Saudi are only exchanges that close lower as bargain hunters flood in.

UPDATE 6: Emaar up 14% in real estate rebound, but Kuwait, Bahrain close down.

UPDATE 2: Main index dragged down by SABIC and Al-Rajhi, which both tumble more than 9%.

UPDATE 6: Dubai leads drop as index plummets over 7%, Saudi's benchmark slumps more than 5%.

UPDATE 3: Real estate and banking stocks bear brunt of selling, all markets bar Saudi end lower.

UPDATE 4: All region's exchanges end lower - tracking earlier declines in Asia and US.

UPDATE 6: Small gains for region's exchanges while Bahrain's Batelco has shares suspended.

UPDATE 5: Most markets in region close higher following strength in US stocks on Friday.

UPDATE 2: Thursday trading is mostly positive on exchanges in Gulf region.

UPDATE 5: Most markets extend losses with Dubai, Saudi bucking downtrend.

UPDATE 4: Drop led by Qatar and Oman, with both main benchmarks shedding over 8%.

UPDATE 2: Concerns over results of market heavyweight SABIC sees company's shares to fall 9.95%.

Investors sceptical about US move to rescue collapsing financial system weigh on markets in Gulf.

UPDATE 7: Markets end down, Dubai, Abu Dhabi recover sharp losses as foreigners bail.

All Gulf bourses but one end Sunday lower, negative sentiment exacerbated by lower volumes.

Dubai Financial Market ends week low, lead by real estate stocks fears over probe.

Main index down more than 2%, led by falls in SABIC and Saudi Telecom.

Oman's main index falls more than 3%, its sharpest one-day decline in over six months.

Saudi's index, the worst-performing measure in the Gulf Arab region, falls 0.88 percent.

Doha index drops for seventh straight trading day; slump on global markets pulls down UAE bourses.

Only UAE markets close higher as geopolitical concerns batter stocks across region.

Kingdom's index ends higher helped by banking stocks, while Dubai's slumps for fourth straight session.

Benchmark ends day almost 1% lower, meaning it is down around 15% so far this year, worst in Gulf.

Stock markets across much of Gulf close down, led by Qatar, Abu Dhabi and Oman.

Kingdom's main index ends 1.55% lower, paced by SABIC and Al-Rajhi Bank.

Kuwait hits 7th straight record close, while UAE capital's index slumps for 6th session.

Main index bucks regional trend as markets across much of Gulf finish down for day.

Abu Dhabi's two main developers surge for second day on back of EFG-Hermes report.

Main index closes up for 7th straight session, while Oman, Abu Dhabi continue winning form.

Main index finished day up 1.36%, with Saudi, Kuwait, Dubai and Bahrain also closing higher.

Main index finished up more than 1% to close at 9,765 points after hitting intraday high of 9,800 points.

Main index ends day up by almost half a percentage point thanks to solid performances from banking stocks.

Muscat's main index ends down along with Saudi and Abu Dhabi, while remaining markets close higher.

Muscat benchmark finishes up 0.16%, while Saudi Arabia and UAE's measures also end the day higher.

Doha index climbs on strong earnings expectations from flagship company Industries Qatar.

Oman, Qatar and Bahrain all finish higher, continuing to leave remaining GCC stock markets in their wake.

Oman ends day above 11,400 points for first time, while Qatar touches 28-month high.

Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and UAE indexes all fell as banks and developers drag on main indexes.

Banking stocks lead declines as investors book profits in stocks that rallied last month.

Index crosses 15,000-point mark for a second day, while Saudi benchmark falls for fifth consecutive day.

Market edges down 0.08% to 10,057.69 points on back of poor performances from banking stocks.

Muscat's index sets yet another all-time high, while Saudi's measure finishes up for sixth time in seven days.

Main index closes up for 16th time in 17 trading days as GCC markets post mixed results.

All Gulf indexes end the day higher as confidence returns to markets.

Tadawul ends up 0.54% at 9,552.63 points, fourth consecutive trading day index has finished up.

Kuwait benchmark paces gains as markets across much of Gulf finish in positive territory for the day.

Dubai and Doha lead pack as investors pile into attractive stocks after recent selloff.

Kuwait leads the charge, but Saudi and Dubai unable to shake off concerns of global slowdown.

Markets across Gulf suffer worst losses in months on fears global slowdown may spread.

Kingdom Holding leads losses as investors limit exposure to US financial sector crisis.

Gulf markets decline on back of losses suffered in US last week, led by telecom operators and banks.

Institutions in this part of the world are hindered in their ability to make informed decisions by lack of reliable data.

Proposals include increasing industry indices to 14, changing how firms' market value is calculated.

It is the largest country on the Arabian Peninsula and one of the richest countries in the world with a GDP of US$351bn in 2006.