The Saudi Stock Exchange's main index ended trading lower here today, losing 00.94 points to close, at 8,659.37 points. The total value of the trading reported was SR11 billion, while the toll of shares traded was more than 345 million, divided into over 445,000 deals. While the stocks of 111 companies ended the trading higher, 71 companies' shares slumped. Thus, the advancers outnumbered the decliners. On the other hand, the spread between the advancers and decliners stocks ranged from 10.00% to 03.36%. For its part, the Saudi Parallel Equity Market Index (NOMU) ended the day higher, gaining 326.20 points, to close, at 20,268.32 points. Valuation, at NOMU, was SR38 million, with an overall tally of more than 300,000 stocks traded and divided into as many as 1107 deals.
