Mubasher: The main index of the Muscat Securities Market (MSM) ended 0.52% or 29 points down at 5,549.95 points at the closing of Tuesday’s trading session.
The decline was due to the decrease in leading stocks as Bank Sohar lost 4.26%, Oman and Emirates Investment Holding slid 4.13%, and Al Maha Ceramics shed 3.26%.
MSM’s sectors fell collectively led by services with 0.4% as Ooredoo went down 2.28%, and National Gas and Port Services Corporation tumbled 0.93% and 0.88%, respectively.
The financial sector weighed down 0.39%, as Financial Services led the sector’s decliners, plunging 63% after one transaction was executed on the stock at OMR 1,830.
The industry sector decreased 0.11% after Galfar Engineering slid 1.2%, Oman Fisheries levelled down 0.66%, whereas Oman Flour Mills gained 2.3%.
Traded volume on the MSM dropped to 12 million shares on Tuesday against 12.62 million shares on Monday, while traded value reached OMR 2.27 million compared to OMR 2.57 million in the previous session.
