Saudi Stock Exchange's main index closed trading higher here today, gaining 9.94 points to stood at 7,400.53 points. The total value of the trading reported was over SR5.2 billion, while the toll of shares traded was more than 267 million, divided into 256,000 deals. As many as 111 companies' shares rose during the trading against 66 shares that slumped. Some stocks were leading in terms of quantity and others, while others moved ahead, value-speaking. For its part, the Saudi Parallel Equity Market Index (NOMU) closed gaining 139.13 points to end over trading at 82860.59 points, with a total valuation of over SR31 million. On the other hand, the toll shares traded was more than 570,000, divided into 1658 deals.