TASI jumps 8.2% in Q2 2023

01/07/2023 Argaam Special
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Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) ended the second quarter of 2023 with a gain of 8.2%, or 869 points, at 11,459 points, compared to 10,590 points at the end of Q1 2023.

 

The benchmark index has reported the biggest quarterly gains since Q1 2022, surging 9.4%, or 981 points.

 

TASI added 1.1%, or 112 points, in the first quarter of the year.

 

During the second quarter, the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) raised its reverse repo rate to 525 basis points (5.25%). It also hiked its repo rate to 575 bps (5.75%).

 

The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged for the first time since 15 months.

 

OPEC and its allies agreed to set a new production target at 40.46 million barrels per day (bpd) from January-December 2024. Accordingly, OPEC agreed to slash its production target for 2024 by around 1.4 million barrels per day (bpd) compared to current production targets.

 

Saudi Arabia also said it will extend its voluntary output cut of 500,000 barrels per day (bpd), in addition to the additional voluntary cut of one million bpd starting from July for one month.

Moreover, 11 listed companies approved reducing the nominal value of their stocks.

 

The Capital Market Authority (CMA) approved the rules for foreign investment in securities, amendments to the investment accounts instructions, amendments to the executive regulations of the companies law for listed joint stock companies.

 

The Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) successfully implemented six new market enhancements as part of its ongoing initiative to improve trading infrastructure across the Saudi market.

 

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%

 

Monthly performance:

 

During the first half of the year, TASI posted gains in four months, led by April (7%). It headed south in February and May, losing 6% and 3%, respectively.

 

TASI Monthly Performance in H1 2023

Month

Close (points)

Change (points)

Change (%)

January

10793

315

3%

February

10103

(690)

(6%)

March

10590

487

5%

April

11308

718

7%

May

11014

(294)

(3%)

June

11459

445

4%

 

Most of the market sectors ended on a positive note in H1 2023, except for banks and REITs, which dropped 2% each.

 

Pharma, biotech and life science recoded the biggest rise of 75%. Software and services came second, with a gain of 55%. By contrast, capital goods and materials shed 45% and 5%, respectively in the six-month period.

 

Performance by Sector in H1 2023

Sector

2022

H1 2023

Change (points)

Change(%)

Energy

5427

6051

+624

11%

Materials

6290

6625

+335

5%

Capital Goods

5226

7596

+2370

45%

Commercial & Professional Services

3436

4472

+1036

30%

Transportation

4541

6203

+1662

37%

Consumer Durables

4225

5575

+1350

32%

Consumer Services

3690

5235

+1545

42%

Media

21496

24378

+2882

13%

Retailing

7174

8288

+1114

16%

Food Retailing

8541

10582

+2041

24%

Food & Beverages

4640

5937

+1297

28%

Healthcare

9110

11950

+2840

31%

Pharma, biotech & life science

2873

5020

+2147

75%

Banks

11542

11278

(264)

(2%)

Diversified Financials

6361

6943

+582

9%

Insurance

5317

7525

+2208

42%

Software and Services

35888

55453

+19565

55%

Telecommunication Services

6389

7987

+1598

25%

Utilities

7174

7782

+608

8%

REITs

3975

3885

(90)

(2%)

Real Estate Management

2500

3306

+806

32%

Market

10478

11459

+981

9%

 

Index performance:

 

TASI hit its highest level in H1 2023 at 11,573 points on June 18. It also reached its highest close on June 14 at 11,533 points.

 

On the other hand, it reached its lowest level of 9,931 on Feb. 28, and its lowest close of 9,977 points on March 16.

 

The benchmark's highest daily traded value was recorded on May 31 at about SAR 11.8 billion. The highest daily traded volume was on Jan. 11 at 700.56 million shares.

 

TASI performance in H1 2023

Period

Performance

Date

Notes

Highest (points)

11573

June 18

--

Lowest (points)

9931

Feb. 28

--

Highest close (points)

11533

June 14

Highest close since 6 months

Lowest close (points)

9977

Mar. 16

--

Highest traded value (SAR bln)

11.80

May 31

MSCI implemented changes of quarterly index review

Lowest traded value (SAR bln)

2.25

Jan. 1

--

Highest traded shares

700.56

Jan. 11

--

 

The Saudi benchmark index headed north in 63 out of 119 trading sessions.

 

The biggest gain of 1.9%, or 207 points, was recorded on June 4.

 

Sessions of biggest gain in H1 2023

Session

Open

(points)

Close

(points)

Change

(points)

Change

(%)

June 4

11015

11222

207

1.9%

Mar. 19

9977

10158

181

1.8 %

April 3

10637

10807

170

1.6 %

April 4

10807

10949

142

1.4 %

Mar. 21

10218

10360

142

1.3 %

May 7

11119

11257

138

1.2 %

Mar. 5

10278

10411

134

1.3 %

April 17

11033

11164

131

1.2 %

Jan. 12

10617

10744

127

1.2 %

June 14

11414

11533

119

1.0 %

 

TASI headed south in 54 trading sessions. It incurred the biggest loss of 1.6%, or 159 points, on March 15.

 

Sessions of biggest loss in H1 2023

Session

Open

(points)

Close

(points)

Change

(points)

Change

(%)

Mar. 15

10207

10049

(159)

(1.6%)

May 3

11219

11073

(145%)

(1.3%)

Feb. 5

10702

10559

(143)

(1.3%)

Jan. 4

10661

10532

(129)

(1.2%)

May 31

11140

11014

(126)

(1.1%)

Feb. 20

10493

10371

(122)

(1.2%)

May 15

11348

11230

(118%)

(1.0%)

Feb. 23

10270

10153

(116)

(1.1%)

Feb. 26

10153

10052

(102)

(1.0%)

Feb. 21

10371

10270

(101)

(1.0%)

 

Trading value:

 

Total trading value dropped 43% in the six-month period to SAR 594.73 billion, from SAR 1.03 trillion a year earlier.

 

The highest traded value of SAR 136 billion was recorded in May.

 

Trading Value (SAR bln)

Month

H1 2022

H1 2023

Daily average

Change (%)

January

148.64

89.82

3.91

(40%)

February

159.51

73.81

3.88

(54%)

March

234.67

106.09

4.82

(55%)

April

184.20

88.92

5.56

(52%)

May

166.91

136.00

5.91

(19%)

June

143.86

100.09

6.26

(30%)

Total

1037.78

594.73

5.00

(43%)

 

The number of transactions decreased by 11% to 41.68 million in the first half.

 

Month

H1 2022

H1 2023

Change (%)

January

6.91

6.80

(2%)

February

6.78

5.81

(14%)

March

9.95

7.51

(25%)

April

8.20

5.86

(29%)

May

7.17

8.98

(25%)

June

7.97

6.73

(16%)

Total

46.97

41.68

(11%)

 

Stock performance:

 

For stock performance, 186 stocks closed H1 2023 in the red, compared to the year-earlier period, while 20 stocks ended higher.

 

Saudi German Health was the top performer, soaring 178%, followed by  NADEC (102%), and Salama (97%).

 

Top 10 Performers

Company

2022

(SAR)

H1 2023

(SAR)

Change

(%)

SGH

25.45

70.70

+178%

NADEC

20.42

41.30

+102%

Salama

12.96

25.50

+97%

Malath

11.04

20.98

+90%

Eelectrical Industries

18.80

35.40

+88%

Riyadh Cables

36.25

65.40

+80%

SASCO

32.50

58.40

+80%

Thimar

18.92

33.65

+78%

Elm

332.00

582.00

+75%

SPIMACO

21.78

38.05

+75%

 

Arab National Bank (ANB) led losers, dipping 18%. Bank Albilad came second, falling 13%, followed by SABIC Agri-Nutrients with (11%).

 

Top 10 Losers

Company

2022

(SAR)

H1 2023

(SAR)

Change

(%)

ANB

32.05

26.35

(18%)

Albilad

44.45

38.70

(13%)

SABIC Agri-Nutrients

146.20

129.60

(11%)

Retal

12.36

11.38

(8%)

Alamar

138.80

131.00

(6%)

SHL

20.48

19.50

(5%)

AlJazira

19.08

18.28

(4%)

Tanmiah

131.20

126.20

(4%)

Al Rajhi

75.20

73.00

(3%)

Saudi Electricity

23.10

22.54

(2%)

*Price changes were taken into account due to capital changes

 

Performance of REITs:

 

Eight real estate investment trusts (REITs) went up in H1 2023, while 10 REITs went down.

  

Performance of REITs in H1 2023

REIT

2022

(SAR)

H1 2023

(SAR)

Change

AlJazira REIT

17.84

20.46

+15%

Jadwa REIT Al Haramain

6.86

7.60

+11%

MEFIC REIT

4.77

5.18

+9%

Al Maather REIT

8.36

9.00

+8%

Alinma Retail REIT

4.90

5.11

+4%

Jadwa REIT Saudi

12.90

13.42

+4%

Bonyan REIT

9.16

9.44

+3%

SICO Saudi REIT

5.59

5.64

+1%

Al Rajhi REIT

9.79

9.75

(0.4%)

Alinma Hospitality REIT

9.59*

9.33

(3%)

Taleem REIT

11.80

11.30

(4%)

Derayah Saudi

10.12

9.63

(5%)

AlAhli REIT 1

10.10

9.40

(7%)

Mulkia REIT

7.75

7.14

(8%)

SEDCO Capital REIT

10.32

9.38

(9%)

Riyad REIT

9.88

8.97

(9%)

Alkhabeer REIT

7.60

6.79

(11%)

Musharaka REIT

8.85

7.76

(12%)

 

 

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