Riyadh: The Saudi Stock Exchange main index ticked 53.58 points up on Tuesday, to close at 12476.59 points. A total of 270 million shares were traded across 550,000 transactions with a total trading value of SAR 7.6 billion. The shares of 82 companies rose, while those of 135 declined. Meanwhile, the Saudi Parallel Market Index (NOMU) dipped 36.16 points to close at 26144.87 with a trading value of SAR 64 million. This downtick was observed across 3288 deals with a total traded shares of 1.1 million. Source: Qatar News Agency