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沙特股市本周收跌;Jarir Marketing股价上涨。

-- 周四,沙特证券交易所综合指数(Tadawul All Share Index)收跌0.30%,本周收盘走低。市场观察人士密切关注美伊、乌克兰与俄罗斯之间地缘政治冲突的最新进展。 路透社援引巴基斯坦消息人士的话报道称,由于此前失败的伊美协议中的“棘手问题”取得进展,伊美战争可能很快结束。巴基斯坦外交部也证实,双方都愿意继续谈判,美方表示会谈“富有成效且正在进行中”。 丹麦银行在一份报告中指出:“此前美伊会谈陷入僵局,但尚未确定具体日期,会谈可能于本周末在巴基斯坦重启。特朗普政府周三对解决冲突表示乐观;特朗普总统在接受福克斯新闻采访时表示,伊朗战争‘几乎结束了’。” 另一方面,俄罗斯在乌克兰的最新袭击令市场情绪承压。基辅和敖德萨的袭击造成人员伤亡和财产损失。 在国内市场,Jarir Marketing(SASE:4190)股价上涨2.77%,该公司第一季度净利润预计同比增长16.658%,营收增长14.371%。 与此同时,Cherry Trading Co.(SASE:4265)签订了一份为期36个月的275辆汽车租赁合同。这家汽车租赁公司的股价收盘下跌0.16%。

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