MSM 30 inches up 0.10% in mid-trade

Mubasher: The Muscat Securities Market (MSM) opened Sunday on a positive note, as the benchmark MSM 30 edged up 0.10% or 5.5 points to the level of 5,424.8 points in mid-trading.

Trading volume reached 4.9 million shares exchanged through 253 trades worth OMR 821,000.

The financial, industrial and services sectors rose 0.42%, 0.20% and 0.07% respectively.

Seven shares traded in green early against three in red while 11 stayed flat.

Oman United Insurance was the best performing share after adding 8.6%, while Alizz Islamic Bank topped losers after dropping 1.6%.

MSM 30 grew 1.09% on Thursday, reaching the highest level since a month and a half.

Translated by: Elwy el-Manzalawy 

Mubasher Contribution Time: 21-Feb-2016 07:33 (GMT)