Saudi Stock Exchange's main index ended trading higher here today, gaining 172.70 points to close at 12,590.26 points. The total value of the trading reported was SAR 11.8 billion, while the toll of shares traded was 264 million, divided into over 420,000 deals. The Saudi Parallel Equity Market Index (NOMU) ended the day gaining 71.02 points, to close at 25,022.71 points, with a valuation of SAR 93 million and an overall tally of more than 940,000 stocks traded and divided into as many as 3,937 deals.