Saudi Stock Exchange's main index ended trading higher here today, gaining 243.89 points to close at 11,671.15 points. The total value of the trading reported was SAR 5 billion, while the toll of shares traded was 149 million, divided into over 342,000 deals. The Saudi Parallel Market Index (NOMU) ended the day gaining 110.76 points, to close at 20,358 points, with a valuation of SAR 14 million and an overall tally of more than 209,000 stocks traded and divided into as many as 1,521 deals.