— The main Saudi stock index closed on Wednesday, up 162.97 points, at 13668.54 points, with transactions worth SR9 billion. According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the volume of traded shares reached 180 million shares, divided by more than 300,000 deals, in which the shares of 72 companies recorded an increase in their value, while the shares of 125 companies closed down. The Saudi parallel stock index (Nomu) closed, down 154 points, at 23,934.16 points, with transactions worth SR18 million, and the volume of traded shares amounted to more than 200,000 shares, divided by 1586 deals. — SG