Doha: Saudi Arabia's main stock index closed higher on Tuesday, gaining 82.40 points to end the trading session at 10,921.85 points, with a total trading value of SAR 5.4 billion.

According to Qatar News Agency, a total of 527 million shares were traded, with 164 companies seeing gains in their stock values, while 83 companies closed with losses.

Meanwhile, the Saudi Parallel Market Index (Nomu) also experienced an increase, gaining 38.57 points to reach 26,852.82 points. Trading value on Nomu reached SAR 22 million, with more than 4 million shares exchanged.