The Saudi Stock Exchange's main index ended trading higher here today, gaining 8.71 points to close, at 8,901.63 points. Total value of the trading reported was SR12 billion, while the toll of shares traded was more than 300 million, divided into over 460,000 deals. While the stocks of 59 companies ended the trading higher, 130 companies' shares slumped. On the other hand, the spread between the advancers and decliners stocks ranged from 10.00% to 4.33%. Meanwhile, the Saudi Parallel Equity Market Index (NOMU) ended the day gaining 307.62 points to close, at 25,667.83 points, with a valuation of SR34 million and an overall tally of 215,000 stocks traded and divided into as many as 976 deals.