Riyadh: The main Saudi stock index closed Wednesday up 11.95 points, reaching 10,942 points, with trading valued at SAR 4.9 billion.

According to Qatar News Agency, the volume of shares traded reached 224 million shares, with 78 companies recording gains and 179 companies recording losses.

The parallel Saudi stock market index (Nomu) closed Wednesday down 42.92 points, reaching 22,237.93 points, with trading valued at SAR 12 million and a volume of over 1.4 million shares traded.