Mubasher: The Muscat Securities Market (MSM) ended Tuesday’s trading session in red, as the main index MSM30 lost 0.32% or 18.21 points, and closed at the level of 5,697.61 points.
The benchmark index was pulled down by the decline of the majority of blue chip stocks, as Gulf Investment Services was the biggest loser and dropped 5.93%, while Renaissance Services and Galfar Engineering went down by 2.89%, and 2.3%, respectively.
All of the market sector indices also closed in red, as services decreased by 0.34% on the back of Port Services Corp and National Gas, which lost 1% and 0.77%, respectively.
Likewise, the financial sector plumped 0.29%, as Bank Muscat fell 2.27% and Bank Nizwa declined 1.1%.
The industry sector also slipped 0.14%, as Oman Fisheries slid 2.22%, while Gulf International Chemicals decreased by 0.34%.
Traded volumes registered 17.14 million shares down from 27.82 million shares on Tuesday, while turnovers declined to OMR 6.21 million compared to OMR 7.38 million last session.
