BUZZ-Saudi's Almarai climbs on Q2 earnings beat

** Shares in Saudi Arabian dairy firm Almarai climb 2.7 percent to 57.75 riyals in unusually heavy trade ** Testing major technical resistance at 58.50 riyals (peaks in March and April) ** Company reported second-quarter net profit of 628.8 million riyals ($167.7 million), up 18.6 percent year-on-year and exceeding analysts' average forecast of 530.3 million riyals ** Of 17 analysts covering the stock, 13 have "hold" rating, two "buy", one "sell" and one "strong sell", according to Thomson Reute