The Saudi Stock Exchange's main index ended trading higher here today, gaining 25.06 points to close, at 8,526.64 points. The total value of the trading reported was SR16 billion, while the toll of shares traded was more than 507 million, divided into over 607,000 deals. While the stocks of 93 companies ended the trading higher, 92 companies' shares slumped. On the other hand, the spread between the advancers and decliners stocks ranged from 09.98% and 04.62%. For its part, the Saudi Parallel Equity Market Index (NOMU) ended the day lower, losing 541.58 points, to close, at 20,187.41 points, with a valuation of SR32 million and an overall tally of more than 296,000 stocks traded and divided into as many as 1150 deals.