Lumi Set to Raise $290 Million after Announcing Final IPO Offer Price

Lumi’s Final Offer Price has been set at SAR 66 per share, implying a total offering size of SAR 1.089 billion. (Photo: SPA)
Lumi’s Final Offer Price has been set at SAR 66 per share, implying a total offering size of SAR 1.089 billion. (Photo: SPA)
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Lumi Set to Raise $290 Million after Announcing Final IPO Offer Price

Lumi’s Final Offer Price has been set at SAR 66 per share, implying a total offering size of SAR 1.089 billion. (Photo: SPA)
Lumi’s Final Offer Price has been set at SAR 66 per share, implying a total offering size of SAR 1.089 billion. (Photo: SPA)

Lumi, a Saudi car rental and leasing company, has announced the conclusion of the institutional book-building process and the determination of the final offer price for its initial public offering on the Saudi Exchange Market.

The Final Offer Price has been set at SAR 66 per share, implying a total offering size of SAR 1.089 billion and a market capitalization at listing of SAR 3.63 billion.

Last week, Lumi said that the price range for its IPO has been set between SAR 62 and SAR 66 per share, implying a total offering size of SAR 1,023 million to SAR 1,089 million.

Saudi Fransi Capital has been appointed by the Company as financial advisor, lead manager, and underwriter.

Lumi was established by Seera Group Holding in 2006 as a sole proprietorship to provide car rental services amongst a portfolio of travel companies.

The car rental company is classified as the third largest operator in the Kingdom, with a market share of about 7 percent, based on the size of its fleet in 2021, according to its prospectus.

A few days ago, Addis Holding Company, a global company providing drilling and production services to the oil and gas sector in the Middle East and North Africa region, announced its intention to offer an initial public offering and list its shares on the main market, Tadawul.

The company will sell 101.615 million of its current shares. The offering is expected to raise $1 billion, making it one of the largest planned IPOs in the kingdom this year, Bloomberg reported in an earlier report.



Gold Falls as Easing US-China Tensions Curb Safe-haven Demand

FILE PHOTO: Gold bars are stacked in the safe deposit boxes room of the Pro Aurum gold house in Munich, Germany, January 10, 2025. REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth//File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Gold bars are stacked in the safe deposit boxes room of the Pro Aurum gold house in Munich, Germany, January 10, 2025. REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth//File Photo
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Gold Falls as Easing US-China Tensions Curb Safe-haven Demand

FILE PHOTO: Gold bars are stacked in the safe deposit boxes room of the Pro Aurum gold house in Munich, Germany, January 10, 2025. REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth//File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Gold bars are stacked in the safe deposit boxes room of the Pro Aurum gold house in Munich, Germany, January 10, 2025. REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth//File Photo

Gold retreated on Monday as easing US-China trade tensions boosted investors' risk appetite and dented demand for safe-haven assets such as bullion, while a stronger dollar also piled on the pressure.

Spot gold was down 0.8% at $3,292.43 an ounce, as of 0431 GMT. Bullion hit a record high of $3,500.05 on April 22.

US gold futures rose 0.2% to $3,303.70.

The dollar rose 0.2% against a basket of currencies, making bullion more expensive for overseas buyers, Reuters reported.

"It's probably fair to say that financial markets and risk-assets in particular are feeling slightly better about the tariff picture now compared to the frantic first week in April," KCM Trade Chief Market Analyst Tim Waterer said.

"Comments last week from the White House have fueled optimism that a US-China trade deal may eventuate, which has caused safe-haven demand for assets such as gold to subside."

US President Donald Trump has said talks on tariffs were taking place with China.

The Trump administration signaled openness last week to de-escalating a trade war between the world's two largest economies that has raised fears of recession.

On Friday, China exempted some US imports from its steep tariffs, though China quickly knocked down Trump's assertion that negotiations were underway.

Gold, traditionally seen as a hedge against economic and political uncertainties, thrives in a low interest rate environment.

Meanwhile, many participants in the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Spring Meetings said Trump's administration was still conflicted in its demands from trading partners hit with his sweeping tariffs.

Key data releases this week include the US job openings report on Tuesday, Personal Consumption Expenditures on Wednesday, and the non-farm payrolls report on Friday. These reports may provide more insight into the Federal Reserve's monetary policy outlook.

Spot silver dropped 0.6% to $32.88 an ounce, platinum eased 0.2% at $969.73 and palladium lost 0.6% to $943.28.