Riyadh: The Saudi Stock Exchange's main index closed lower on Thursday, shedding 75.98 points to settle at 10,811.57 points, with total trading valued at SAR 5.6 billion.

According to Qatar News Agency, a total of 254 million shares were traded during the session, with 63 companies posting gains and 196 companies closing lower. The Saudi Parallel Market (Nomu) index also ended the session in negative territory, falling 99.15 points to 22,027.78 points, with trading valued at SAR 15 million and more than 1.7 million shares traded.