Saudi Stock Exchange's main index ended trading higher here today, gaining 262.67 points to close at 11,555.08 points. The total value of the trading reported was SAR 5.8 billion, while the toll of shares traded was 163 million, divided into over 310,000 deals. The Saudi Parallel Market Index (NOMU) ended the day gaining 100.44 points, to close at 20,711.69 points, with a valuation of SAR 17.2 million and an overall tally of more than 292,000 stocks traded and divided into as many as 1,631 deals.