Riyadh: The Saudi Stock Market’s main index closed Thursday, rising 14.35 points to reach 11,696.58 points, with trades valued at SAR 6.1 billion. The volume of traded shares reached 306 million, with the shares of 108 companies increasing in value, while the shares of 140 companies declined.

According to Qatar News Agency, the Saudi Parallel Stock Index (Nomu) closed down 39.71 points to reach 25,597.58 points, with trades valued at SAR 52 million and the volume of traded shares exceeding 5 million shares.