Market capitalization now stands at SR1.74 trillion [US$464 billion], a rise of 7 percent over April, with the total value of shares traded in May reaching a record SR369 billion [$98.4 billion], an increase of more than 21 percent from the month before. The number of shares traded increased by 42 percent from 869.3 million in April to 1.2 billion in May, with total transactions rising 73 percent from 2.44 million in April to 4.2 million in May.