Tadawul

Saudi Stock Exchange (Arabic: السوق المالية السعودية‎) or Tadawul (Arabic: تداول‎) is the only stock exchange in Saudi Arabia. It is supervised by the Capital Market Authority. The Tadawul All-Share Index (TASI) reached its highest point at 20,634.86 on 25 February 2006. It lists 144 publicly traded companies (as of August 15, 2010). Its trading hours are 11AM to 3:30PM, Saturday to Wednesday.

History

On January 26, 1994 the market value was 1,751.71. Below, Tadawul's Yearly Closing Values Since 1994.

End of year	Value
1994	1,282.87
1995	1,367.56
1996	1,531.00
1997	1,957.80
1998	1,413.10
1999	2,028.53
2000	2,258.29
2001	2,430.11
2002	2,518.08
2003	4,437.58
2004	8,206.23
2005	16,712.64
2006	7,933.29
2007	11,175.96
2008	4,802.99

Components

Banks & Financial Services

• Riyad Bank
• Bank AlJazira
• Saudi Investment Bank
• The Saudi Holandi Bank
• Banque Saudi Faransi
• SABB
• Arab National Bank
• Samba Financial Group
• Al Rajhi Bank
• Al-Bilad Bank
• Alinma Bank

Petrochemical Industries

• SABIC
• SAFCO
• Industrialization
• Alujain
• NAMA
• SIIG
• Sahara Petrochemical
• Akshay Bhatia Group
• Sipchem
• Advanced Polypropylene Company (APPC)
• Saudi Kayan
• Petro Rabigh
• Basic Chemical Industries
• Pharmaceutical Solutions Industry

Cement

• Arab Cement
• Yamamah Cement
• Saudi Cement
• Qassim Cement
• Southern Cement
• Yanbu Cement
• Eastern Cement
• Tabuk Cement

Retail

• Saudi Automotive Services Company
• Thimar
• Fitaihi
• Jarir
• Aldrees
• AlHokair
• Alkhaleej Trng

Energy & Utilities

• Nathional Gas & Industrialization Co. (GASCO)
• Saudi Electricity Company (SEC)

Agriculture & Food Industries

• Savola Group
• Food Products Co.
• Saudia Dairy & Foodstuff Co. (SADAFCO)
• Almarai (Al-Marai buys plain milk from Al-Matrood)
• Anaam Holdings
• NADEC
• Qassim Agriculture
• Hail Agriculture
• Nada Dairy
• Tabuk Agriculture
• Saudi Fisheries
• Eastern Agriculture
• Jouff Agriculture
• Bishah Agriculture
• Gizan Agriculture
• Al-Matrood

Telecommunication & Information Technology

• mobily
• Saudi Telecommunications Company
• Etihad Etisalat
• Zain
• Atheeb
• NTT

Insurance

• Tawuniya (previously known as National Company for Cooperative Insurance)
• Malath Insurance
• MEDGULF
• Weqaya (Weqaya Takaful Insurance and Reinsurance Company)
• ALLIANZ SF
• SALAMA
• Walaa Insurance
• Arabian Shield
• SABB Takaful
• SANAD
• SAICO
• Saudi Indian
• Gulf Union
• ATC
• Al-Ahlia
• ACIG
• AICC
• Trade Union
• Sagr Insurance
• Saudi Re
• UCA
• BUPA Arabia
• ARCCI
• ACE
• AXA-Cooperatives
• Gulf General Cooperative Insurance Company (GGI)

Multi-Investment

• SARCO
• Saudi Advanced Industries Co. (SAIC)
• Al-Ahsa for Dev. Co.
• SISCO
• Assir Development
• Al-Baha Development
• Kingdom Holding Company

Industrial Investment

• Basic Chemical Industries Co
• SPIMACO
• Glass Co.
• FIPCO
• Maadaniyah
• Maaden (Saudi Arabian Mining Co.)
• Saudi Chemical
• Saudi Paper Manufacturing Co.
• AlAbdullatif
• Saudi Industrial Export Co.(SIEC)

Building & Construction

• Mohammad Al Mojil Group
• Ceramic
• Gypsum
• Saudi Cables Company
• Saudi Industrial
• Pipes
• Amiantit
• Al-Zamil Industrial Group
• AL Babtain
• MESC
• SVCP
• Red Sea
• ULCC (Universe Links Contracting Corporation)

Real estate and property development

• Saudi Real Estate Company
• Taiba Investment and Real Estate Development Company
• Makkah Construction
• Arriyadh Development Co.
• Emaar The Economic City. (Emaar)
• Jabal Omar
• Dar Al-Arkan Real Estate

Transport

• National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia
• Saudi Land Transport Co. (Mubarrad)
• Saudi Public Transport Company
• Budget Saudi

Media and Publishing

• Tihama
• Saudi Research & Marketing Group (SRMG)
• Saudi Printing & Packaging CO (SPPC)

Hotel & Tourism

• Saudi Hotel and Resort Company
• Shams

See also

• Economy of Saudi Arabia
• List of Mideast stock exchanges
• List of Saudi Arabian companies
• List of stock exchanges

External links

• Official website of the Capital Market Authority
• http://www.tadawul.com.sa: Tadawul official website
• Tadawul: Tadawul forums website
• Saudi Virtual Tadawul: Virtual Tadawul site that simulate Saudi Tadawul (the easy way to learn Saudi Stocks)