Mubasher: The MSM 30 index of the Muscat Securities Market ended Monday’s session rising by 0.12% or 6.73 points to the level of 5,616.75 points.
Trading volume decreased to 13.51 million from 15.17 million shares exchanged on Sunday, turnover also shrank to OMR 2.66 million from OMR 2.85 million.
The index was backed by the rise in seven blue chips, topped by Phoenix Power, up 2.13%, Bank Sohar, up 2.04%, and Al Sharqiya Investment, up 1.42%.
The services sector grew 0.33%, backed by the increase in Renaissance Services and Omantel by 1.77% and 1.36% respectively; the latter made the biggest turnover of OMR 346,560.
The financial sector leapt 0.05% as Al Batinah Development and Investment led gainers by adding 2.17%, and Oman United Insurance grew by 0.62%, while Al Madina Finance and Investment topped losers after falling by 5.5%.
Bank Nizwa was the largest-traded stock with a volume of 2.41 million shares.
On the flipside, the industrial sector dropped 0.32% due to a fall of 1.96% in Raysut Cement, 1.7% in Al Anwar Ceramic and 1.67% in Al Hassan Engineering.
