Mubasher: The Muscat Securities Market (MSM) ended Tuesday’s trading session in red, as the main index MSM30 went down 0.32% or 18.21 points, and closed at the level of 5,697.61 points.
The benchmark index was dragged down by blue chip stocks, as Gulf Investment Services, Renaissance Services, and Galfar Engineering lost 5.93%, 2.89%, and 2.3%, respectively.
The services sector declined 0.34%, as Port Services Corp and National Gas went down by 1% and 0.77%, respectively.
The financial sector also decreased 0.29%, as Bank Muscat and Bank Nizwa fell 2.27% and 1.1%.
Similarly, the industry sector index slipped 0.14%, as Oman Fisheries lost 2.22%, while Gulf Chemicals levelled down 0.34%.
On Tuesday, traded volumes declined to 17.14 million shares compared to 27.82 million shares on Monday, and traded values also decreased to OMR 6.21 million down from OMR 7.88 million.
