Saudi Stock Exchange's main index ended trading higher here today, gaining 38.65 points to close, at 8,405.11 points. The total value of the trading reported was SR17 billion, while the toll of shares traded was more than 618 million, divided into over 656,000 deals. While the stocks of 123 companies ended the trading higher, 68 companies' shares slumped. On the other hand, the spread between the advancers and decliners stocks ranged from 09.99% and 04.47%. For its part, the Saudi Parallel Equity Market Index (NOMU) ended the day lower, to the contrary, losing 287.19 points, to close, at 17,367.76 points, with a valuation of SR49 million and an overall tally of more than 481,000 stocks traded and divided into as many as 1,565 deals.