Doha: Saudi Arabia's main stock index closed higher on Thursday, gaining 70.14 points to end the trading session at 10,833.59 points, with a total trading value of SAR 4.3 billion.

According to Qatar News Agency, a total of 242 million shares were traded, with 174 companies seeing gains in their stock values, while 74 companies closed with losses.

Meanwhile, the Saudi Parallel Market Index (Nomu) experienced a rise as well, gaining 282.36 points to reach 26,615.66 points. Trading value on Nomu reached SAR 54 million, with over 8 million shares exchanged.