RIYADH: Saudi stocks recorded gains on Wednesday, with oil prices back on the rise and most global markets ending in the green despite ongoing geopolitical woes. TASI, the main index, extended gains by 0.5 percent to 12,944 points, and the parallel market, Nomu, rose 0.2 percent to 24,478. All fellow GCC bourses were up, but the Omani index bucked the trend as it dropped 0.9