Riyadh: The main Saudi stock index closed Thursday down 138.89 points, reaching 10,709.04 points, with trading valued at SAR 6.5 billion. The volume of shares traded reached 271 million shares, with 102 companies recording gains and 154 companies recording losses.

According to Qatar News Agency, the parallel Saudi stock index (Nomu) also closed lower today, down 123.85 points, reaching 22,792.98 points. The trading for the parallel index was valued at SAR 12 million, with a volume of over 1.8 million shares.