Muscat Stock Exchange Index Declines By 0.05%

The Muscat Stock Exchange index closed today at 4,120.55 points, down by 1.97 points or 0.05 per cent, compared to the last trading session, which amounted to 4,122.51 points.

The trading value amounted to 770 thousand and 442 Omani Riyals, marking a decrease of 82 per cent compared to the last trading session, which amounted to 4mn and 268 thousand and 825 Omani Riyals.

The report issued by the Muscat Stock Exchange indicated that the market value decreased by 0.173 per cent from the last trading day and amounted to approximately 22.31bn Omani Riyals.

The value of the purchases by non-Omanis in the stock market reached 335 thousand Omani Riyals, accounting for 43.55 per cent; while the value of non-Omanis selling amounted to 354 thousand Omani Riyals or 45.89 per cent.

Meanwhile, the net non-Omani investment decreased by 18 thousand Omani Riyals, at a rate of 2.34 per cent.

Source: Oman News Agency