The Saudi Stock Exchange's main index ended trading lower here today, losing 29.86 points to close, at 8,618.57 points. The total value of the trading reported was SR8 billion, while the toll of shares traded was more than 200 million, divided into over 350,000 deals. While the stocks of 53 companies ended the trading higher, 139 companies' shares slumped. Subsequently, the decliners outnumbered the advancers. On the other hand, the spread between the advancers and decliners stocks ranged from 09.91% to 8.43%. For its part, the Saudi Parallel Equity Market Index (NOMU) ended the day lower, losing 167.25 points to close, at 25,067.24 points, with a valuation of SR41 million and an overall tally of 280,000 stocks traded and divided into as many as 860 deals.