The Saudi Stock Exchange's main index ended trading higher here today, gaining 25.31 points to close, at 8,636.15 points. The total value of the trading reported was SR13 billion, while the toll of shares traded was more than 496 million, divided into over 522,000 deals. While the stocks of 123 companies ended the trading higher, 70 companies' shares slumped. On the other hand, the spread between the advancers and decliners stocks ranged from 10.00% and 06.08%. For its part, the Saudi Parallel Equity Market Index (NOMU) ended the day, higher, gaining 31.76 points, to close, at 19,646.84 points, with a valuation of SR31 million and an overall tally of more than 293,000 stocks traded and divided into as many as 1,208 deals.