Riyadh: The main Saudi stock index closed on Tuesday up by 99.32 points, reaching 10,930.05 points, with trading valued at SAR 5 billion. During the trading session, 243 million shares were traded. The shares of 180 companies rose in value, while the shares of 78 companies declined.

According to Qatar News Agency, the parallel Saudi stock market index (Nomu) also closed higher by 3.69 points, reaching 22,280.85 points, with trading valued at SAR 21 million and a volume of over 1.6 million shares traded.