Saudi Stock Exchange's main index ended trading higher here today, gaining 54.84 points to close, at 8,667.66 points. The total value of the trading reported was over 7.3 billion, while the toll of shares traded was more than 240 million, divided into over 300,000 deals. The Saudi Parallel Equity Market Index (NOMU) ended the day gaining 10.53 points, to close, at 25,025.24 points, with a valuation of more than SR39 million and an overall tally of more than 385,000 stocks traded and divided into as many as 1,079 deals.