Mubasher: The main index of the Muscat Securities Market (MSM) closed 0.05% or 2.92 points lower at 5,550.6 points on Thursday.
The index was affected by the drop of leading stocks, as Bank Dhofar retreated 1.78%, Al Sharqiya Investement Holding slipped 1.71%, and Raysut Cement shed 1.46%.
The services sector declined 0.39% due to the fall of Port Services Corporation by 9.96% and Oman Oil Marketing by 8.11%.
The financial sector edged down 0.14% through the drop of Dhofar International Development and Investment Holding with 4.27% and Al Madina Takaful with 1.18%.
The industry sector was dragged down 0.12% by Al Hassan Engineering which dropped 8.47%, Construction Material Industry which shed 3.13, and National Aluminum Products which tumbled 2.86%.
The volume of trading fell to 17.02 million shares on Thursday against 19.44 million shares on Wednesday, while trading value went up to OMR 3.82 million against OMR 3.22 million.
