Georgetown: The Saudi main stock index closed on Thursday's trading session higher, gaining 15.77 points to reach 10,720.28 points, with total trading value amounting to SAR 3.3 billion.

According to Qatar News Agency, a total of 163 million shares were traded, with shares of 112 companies gaining value, while shares of 140 companies declined. The Saudi parallel market index (Nomu) experienced a downturn, losing 342.48 points to settle at 22,239.31 points, with trades worth SAR 15 million. The volume of traded shares in the Nomu market exceeded 2.1 million.