Muscat bourse opens on red

Mubasher: The benchmark MSM 30 index of the Muscat Securities Market declined in Sunday’s early trading by 0.18% or 10.3 points to the level of 5,552.01 points.

By 11:05am Muscat time, trading volume reached 1.37 million shares exchanged through 120 transactions, making a turnover of OMR 289,230.

The fall was due to the decrease in Galfar Engineering by 2.08%, topping the red list, Nizwa Bank by 1.25% and Al Anwar Holdings by 1.18%.

The financial sector shrank 0.3% as Al Madina Investment retreated 1.69%, while Takaful Oman Insurance led gainers by adding 1.41%.

The industrial and services sectors declined by 0.16% and 0.07% respectively.

Mubasher Contribution Time: 23-Oct-2016 07:32 (GMT)
Mubasher Last Update Time: 23-Oct-2016 07:32 (GMT)