Riyadh, August 18 (QNA) - The Saudi Stock Exchange's main index, Tadawul All Share Index (TASI), closed higher on Tuesday, up 3.52 points to settle at 10,911.58 points, with total transactions valued at SAR 4.9 billion.

A total of 275 million shares were traded, with 96 companies recording price gains, while 160 companies saw their share prices decline.

The parallel market index (Nomu) also closed up 67.80 points to finish at 21,583.55 points, with trading value reaching SAR 29 million on a volume of 2.9 million shares. (QNA)