Riyadh, April 16 (QNA) - The main Saudi stock index closed on Thursday down by 34.89 points, reaching 11,554.16 points, with trading valued at SAR 6.3 billion.

During the trading session, 330 million shares were traded. The shares of 146 companies rose in value, while the shares of 104 companies declined.

The parallel Saudi stock market index (Nomu) also closed up 194.86 points, reaching 23,275.62 points, with trading valued at SAR 22 million and a volume of over 2 million shares traded. (QNA)