The main Saudi stock market index ended Wednesday's trading session down 45.30 points, closing at 10,808.43 points, with total trading value reaching 4.1 billion riyals.

The daily economic bulletin of the Saudi Press Agency stated that the number of traded shares reached 181 million shares, with 91 companies' share prices rising, while 153 companies' shares declined.

The bulletin added that shares of Misk, Lubref, Avalon Pharma, Aseeq, and Metakam led the list of top gainers, while shares of Rasen, Printing and Packaging, Production, Naseej, and Tanmia were among the most declining in trading, with change rates ranging between 9.95% and 10%.

In the same context, shares of Americana, Al-Dawaa, Petro Rabigh, Saudi Aramco, and Al-Waha were the most active by volume, while shares of Al-Dawaa, Rasen, Saudi Aramco, Al-Rajhi, and Lubref topped the list of most active by value.

The parallel market index recorded an increase. It is noteworthy that the Saudi parallel market index (Nomu) closed up by 137.06 points, reaching 22,731.62 points, with a trading value of 14 million riyals, while the number of traded shares exceeded 2 million shares.