Saudi Stock Market closes higher at 11981 points

The main Saudi stock index closed today, up 66.38 points to close at 11981.40 points, with trades worth 5.9 billion riyals.

The volume of traded shares – according to the daily economic bulletin of the Saudi Press Agency for the Saudi Stock Market – amounted to 249 million shares, in which the shares of 174 companies recorded an increase in their value, while the shares of 49 companies closed in decline.

The parallel Saudi stock index (Nomu) closed today, down 48.92 points to close at 25712.01 points, with trades worth 45 million riyals, and the volume of traded shares amounted to two million shares.