Saudi Stock Exchange's main index ended trading higher here today, losing 50.31 points to close, at 8284.34 points. The total value of the trading reported was over SR14 billion, while the toll of shares traded was more than 627 million, divided into over 550,000 deals. While the stocks of 77 companies ended the trading higher, 111 companies' shares slumped. In terms of the percentage spread between the highest and the lowest stocks, it ranged from 09.94% to 09.54%. For its part, the Saudi Parallel Equity Market Index (NOMU) ended the day gaining 84.46 points, to close, at 13,653.74 points, with a valuation of more than SR50 million and an overall tally of 691,000 stocks traded and divided into as many as 1,683 deals.
