TASI sheds 5.8% in Q2 2024

01/07/2024 Argaam Special

TASI closes Q2 2024 with 5.8% loss


Saudi Arabia’s benchmark Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) declined 5.8%, or 722 points, to close the second quarter of 2024 at 11,680 points on June 30, compared to 12,402 points in Q1. 

 

The Saudi market index recorded a 2.4%, or 287 points, decline in H1 2024 after it ended Q1 with an increase of 3.6%, or 435 points. 

 

Saudi Aramco published the secondary offering document to sell 1.545 billion shares on TASI, representing nearly 0.64% of the company's issued shares.

 

TASI listed five companies this quarter including Miahona Co., Rasan Information Technology Co., TALCO, SMASCO and Fakeeh Care.

 

Interest rates stabilized between 5.25% and 5.50% for the fourth time since the beginning of this year, and expectations of reducing them once in 2024.

 

OPEC+ agreed to extend their oil output cuts from Jan. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2025.

 

Oil prices ranged between $76 and $92 per barrel in Q2 2024.

 

The following table shows TASI’s quarterly performance since 2010:

 

TASI Quarterly Performance Since 2010

Year

Open (points)

Close (points)

Change (points)

2010

Q1 2010

6122

6801

+11.1%

Q2 2010

6801

6094

(10.4%)

Q3 2010

6094

6392

+4.9%

Q4 2010

6392

6621

+3.6%

2011

Q1 2011

6621

6563

(0.9 (%

Q2 2011

6563

6576

+0.2%

Q3 2011

6576

6112

)7.1%)

Q4 2011

6112

6418

+5.0%

2012

Q1 2012

6418

7835

+22.1%

Q2 2012

7835

6710

(14.4%)

Q3 2012

6710

6840

+1.9%

Q4 2012

6840

6801

(0.6%)

2013

Q1 2013

6801

7126

+4.8%

Q2 2013

7126

7497

+5.2%

Q3 2013

7497

7965

+6.2%

Q4 2013

7965

8536

+7.2%

2014

Q1 2014

8536

9474

+11.0%

Q2 2014

9474

9513

+0.4%

Q3 2014

9513

10855

+14.1%

Q4 2014

10855

8333

(23.2%)

2015

Q1 2015

8333

8779

+5.3%

Q2 2015

8779

9087

+3.5%

Q3 2015

9087

7404

(18.5%)

Q4 2015

7404

6912

(6.7%)

2016

Q1 2016

6912

6223

(10.0%)

Q2 2016

6223

6500

+4.4%

Q3 2016

6500

5623

(13.5%)

Q4 2016

5623

7210

+28.2%

2017

Q1 2017

7210

7002

(2.9%)

Q2 2017

7002

7426

+6.1%

Q3 2017

7426

7283

(1.9%)

Q4 2017

7283

7226

(0.8% (

2018

Q1 2018

7226

7871

+8.9%

Q2 2018

7871

8314

+5.6%

Q3 2018

8314

8000

(3.8%)

Q4 2018

8000

7827

(2.2%)

2019

Q1 2019

7827

8819

+12.7%

Q2 2019

8819

8822

+0.03%

Q3 2019

8822

8092

(8.3%)

Q4 2019

8092

8389

+3.7%

2020

Q1 2020

8389

6505

(22.5%)

Q2 2020

6505

7224

+11.0%

Q3 2020

7224

8299

+14.9%

Q4 2020

8299

8690

+4.7%

2021

Q1 2021

8690

9908

+14.0%

Q2 2021

9908

10984

+10.9%

Q3 2021

10984

11496

+4.7%

Q4 2021

11496

11282

(1.9%)

2022

Q1 2022

11282

13090

+16.0%

Q2 2022

13090

11523

(12.0%)

Q3 2022

11523

11405

(1.0%)

Q4 2022

11405

10478

(8.1%)

2023

Q1 2023

10478

10590

+1.1%

Q2 2023

10590

11459

+8.2%

Q3 2023

11459

11056

(3.5%)

Q4 2023

11056

11967

+8.2%

2024

Q1 2024

11967

12402

+3.6%

Q2 2024

12402

11680

(5.8%)

 

Monthly performance:

 

TASI recorded a decline in H1 2024 over 4 months, led by a 7.2% drop in May, while it rose during the months of February and June by 7.1% and 1.5%, respectively.

 

TASI Monthly Performance in 2024

Month

Close (points)

Change (points)

Change (%)

January

11797

(171)

(1.4%)

February

12631

+834

+7.1%

March

12402

(229)

(1.8%)

April

12395

(7)

(0.1%)

May

11503

(892)

(7.2%)

June

11680

+177

+1.5%

 

Market Sectors’ Performance

 

As many as nine of the market sectors ended H1 2024 in the red, while 12 ended in the green territory.

 

Energy came the least performing sector, falling 15%. It was followed by retail and luxury goods (13%) and then basic materials (10%) and banks (6%). Conversely, energy led the declining sectors, down 6%.

 

On the other hand, the insurance, capital goods, public utilities, and transportation sectors increased ranging between 24% and 29%, as shown below:

 

Performance by Sector in H1 2024

Sector

2023

H1 2024

Change (pts)

Change (%)

Energy

6218

5277

(941)

(15%)

Materials

6352

5747

(605)

(10%)

Capital Goods

9929

12565

+2636

+27%

Commercial & Professional Services

5559

5114

(445)

(8%)

Transportation

6339

7836

+1497

+24%

Consumer Durables

5024

5351

+327

+7%

Consumer Services

4940

5148

+208

+4%

Media and Entertainment

24526

27634

+3108

+13%

Retailing

8526

7401

(1125)

(13%)

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail

9678

9235

(443)

(5%)

Food and beverages

5608

6028

+420

+7%

Healthcare

12026

12980

+954

+8%

Pharma

4857

4714

(143)

(3%)

Financial Services

6650

7770

+1120

+17%

Software & Services

68579

69976

+1397

+2%

Real Estate Management

3049

3329

+280

+9%

Insurance

8472

10939

+2467

+29%

REITs

3668

3239

(429)

(12%)

Banks

12201

11498

(703)

(6%)

Telecom

7720

7572

(148)

(2%)

Utilities

9938

12480

+2542

+26%

Market

11967

11680

(287)

(2%)

 

Index Performance

 

TASI hit its highest level in H1 2024 at 12,883 points on March 24. It also reached its highest close on March 21 at 12,836 points.

 

On the other hand, it reached its lowest level of 11,444 on June 2, and its lowest close of 11,499 points on May 26 at SAR 4.37 billion.

 

The highest daily traded volume came on June 9 at 1.96 billion shares.

 

TASI performance in H1 2024

Period

Performance

Date

Notes

Highest (points)

12883

March 24

--

Lowest (points)

11444

June 2

--

Highest close (points)

12836

March 21

Highest close since May 2022

Lowest close (points)

11499

June 13

--

Highest traded value (SAR bln)

53.95

June 9

Saudi Aramco sees negotiated deals worth SAR 42.1B on nearly 1.55 billion shares

Lowest traded value (SAR bln)

4.37

May 26

--

Highest traded shares

1.96

June 9

Saudi Aramco sees negotiated deals worth SAR 42.1B on nearly 1.55 billion shares

 

The Saudi benchmark index headed north in 62 out of 119 trading sessions in H1 2024.

 

The biggest gain of 2.5%, or 295 points, was recorded on June 9, followed by 231 points on June 23.

 

Sessions of biggest gain in H1 2024

Session

Open

(points)

Close

(points)

Change

(points)

Change

(%)

June 9

11560

11855

+295

+2.5%

June 23

11499

11730

+231

+2.0%

Jan 4

11929

12145

+217

+1.8%

June 3

11625

11808

+183

+1.6%

April 3

12477

12622

+146

+1.2%

Jan. 7

12145

12285

+140

+1.2%

April 29

12232

12369

+138

+1.1%

June 2

11503

11625

+122

+1.1%

Feb. 1

11797

11914

+118

+1.0%

Feb. 13

12296

12405

+109

+0.9%

 

TASI fell in 55 of the total H1 2024 sessions, with the biggest drops on Jan. 30 at 267 points or 2.2% and April 16 at 208 points or 1.6%.

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