Saudi Arabia's benchmark share index ended the day's session in negative territory, dropping 76.78 points to finish at 10,283.96. Trading value for the day came to SAR 3.4 billion.

According to the Saudi Press Agency's daily market bulletin, 195 million shares changed hands. Decliners clearly outnumbered advancers, with 205 companies closing lower against 57 that posted gains.

Among the day's biggest movers, price changes ranged between 9.77% and 4.76%. By value, Al Rajhi Bank, Saudi National Bank, Saudi Aramco, stc and Rasan were the most actively traded stocks, while Saudi National Bank, Saudi Aramco and Americana were among the busiest by volume.

On the parallel market, the Nomu index bucked the trend, climbing 248.52 points to 21,949.88. Turnover there reached SAR 24.2 million, with more than 3.7 million shares traded.