Riyadh, March 16 (QNA) - The main Saudi stock index closed higher Monday, gaining 59.63 points to close at 10,946.26 points, with trading valued at SAR 6.2 billion.

The number of shares traded reached 250 million, with 203 companies seeing their share prices rise, while 58 companies saw their share prices decline.

The parallel Saudi stock index, "Nomu," also closed higher, gaining 295.72 points to close at 22,734.54 points, with trading valued at SAR 23 million and a volume of 1.3 million shares traded. (QNA)