Saudi Stock Exchange's main index ended trading higher today, gaining 48.57 points to close at 9,547.42 points. The total value of the trading reported was SR11 billion, while the toll of shares traded was more than 344 million, divided into over 444,000 deals. While the stocks of 98 companies ended the trading higher, 90 companies' shares slumped. The Saudi Parallel Equity Market Index (NOMU) ended the day gaining 305.16 points, to close, at 24,415.52 points, with a valuation of SR29 million and an overall tally of 286,000 stocks traded and divided into as many as 887 deals.