Saudi Stock Exchange's main index ended trading higher here today, gaining 79.85 points to close, at 8,817.05 points. The total value of the trading reported was over 8 billion, while the toll of shares traded was more than 280 million, divided into over 343,000 deals. The Saudi Parallel Equity Market Index (NOMU) ended the day gaining 305.46 points, to close, at 24,742.76 points, with a valuation of more than SR68 million and an overall tally of more than 526,000 stocks traded and divided into as many as 1,470 deals.