Saudi stocks slide after attack on Riyadh airport

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Saudi stocks fell after an attack on Riyadh’s international airport killed at least 12 people and wounded over 300, the deadliest in the kingdom in more than a decade, Reuters reports.

Saudi Arabia’s benchmark index .TASI dropped 1 per cent with most of its constituents in negative territory, including top lender Saudi National Bank 1180.SE, which was down 1pc. Oil major Saudi Aramco 2222.SE was down 0.6pc.

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