MSM 30 opens in green; shares trade higher

Mubasher: The Muscat Securities Market (MSM) kicked off Thursday in the green area, supported by the upward trend of its main sectors.

The benchmark MSM 30 jumped 0.78% or 41.7 points to the level of 5,402.4 points.

Trading volume reached 7.2 million shares exchanged at OMR 1.046 million through 455 transactions.

The financial, industrial and services sectors edged up 1.21%, 0.53% and 0.45% respectively.

While the minus column was empty, 18 shares hit the green and six others were flat.

Oman United Insurance topped gainers by adding 10%.

MSM 30 closed yesterday on a negative note due to falls in the financial and industrial sectors.

Translated by: Elwy el-Manzalawy 

Mubasher Contribution Time: 18-Feb-2016 07:10 (GMT)