Riyadh, April 20, 2022, SPA -- The main Saudi stock index closed today, up 162.97 points, at 13668.54 points, with transactions worth 9 billion riyals. 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 today, down 154 points, at 23,934.16 points, with transactions worth 18 million riyals, and the volume of traded shares amounted to more than 200,000 shares, divided by 1586 deals. --SPA 15:52 LOCAL TIME 12:52 GMT 0023 www.spa.gov.sa/w1723473