The main index of the Saudi stock market ended today's session down 179.31 points at 10,138.83, with trades worth SAR 3.9 billion and 209 million shares changing hands.

Decliners heavily outnumbered gainers: shares of 252 companies fell while only 15 rose. Price moves among the top gainers and losers, a list that included Seera on the losing side, ranged between 9.97% and 6.95%.

Saudi Aramco, Petro Rabigh and Americana were among the most active stocks by volume, while Al Rajhi, Saudi Aramco, SNB, Alinma and Petro Rabigh led by value.

On the parallel market, the NOMU index dropped 197.99 points to 21,832.37, with transactions worth SAR 19 million and more than 3.7 million shares traded.