The Saudi Stock Exchange's main index ended trading higher here today, gaining 17.43 points to close, at 8,846.95 points. Total value of the trading reported was SR5.6 billion, while the toll of shares traded was more than 165 million, divided into over 245,000 deals. While the stocks of 101 companies ended the trading higher, 82 companies' shares slumped. Subsequently, the advancers outnumbered the decliners. On the other hand, the spread between the advancers and decliners stocks ranged from 05.86% to 03.08%. For its part, the Saudi Parallel Equity Market Index (NOMU) ended the day lower, losing 436.94 points to close, at 26,053.45 points, with a valuation of SR21 million and an overall tally of 140,000 stocks traded and divided into as many as 641,000 deals.