Doha: Saudi Arabia's main stock index closed higher on Monday, gaining 6.35 points to end the trading session at 10,839.45 points, with a total trading value of SAR 4.9 billion.

According to Qatar News Agency, a total of 446 million shares were traded, with 138 companies seeing gains in their stock values, while 110 companies closed with losses.

Meanwhile, the Saudi Parallel Market Index (Nomu) also experienced a rise, gaining 135.55 points to reach 26,891.39 points. The trading value on Nomu reached SAR 21 million, with more than 3 million shares exchanged.