Oman’s share index ends lower marginally
By: United Securities
Muscat: The MSX index closed at 3,831.70 points, down 0.04 per cent from previous close. The Sharia Index ended down 0.57 per cent at 549.70 points. National Life Insurance, up 5.26 per cent, was the top gainer on Thursday while Oman Education Training, down 9.09 per cent, was the top loser. Shares of Bank Muscat were the most active in terms of number of shares traded as well as in terms of turnover.
A total number of 1,079 trades were executed during the day s trading session, generating turnover of OMR3.4 million, with more than 17 million shares changing hands. Out of 53 traded stocks, 23 advanced, 10 declined and 20 remained unchanged. At the session close, foreign investors were net sellers for OMR1 million while local’s investors were net buyers for OMR1 million followed by GCC & Arab investors for OMR9,000 worth of shares.
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MSX index ends marginally lower
By: United Securities
Muscat: The MSX index closed at 3,837.91 points, down 0.16 per cent from the previous close. The Shariah Index ended up 0.20 per cent at 552.96 points.
Salalah Mills, up 2.39 per cent, was the top gainer while Takaful Oman, down 3.77 per cent, was the top loser. Shares of Madina Takaful were the most active in terms of the number of shares traded while Bank Muscat was most active in terms of turnover.
A total number of 554 trades were executed during the day s trading session, generating a turnover of OMR2 million, with more than 9 million shares changing hands. Out of 50 traded stocks, 8 advanced, 15 declined and 27 remained unchanged. At the session close, foreign investors were net buyers for OMR16,000 while local investors were net sellers for OMR114,000 followed by GCC & Arab investors for OMR55,000 worth of shares.
MSX index ends marginally lower
By: United Securities
Muscat: The MSX index closed at 3,848.74 points, down 0.50 per cent from the previous close. The Sharia Index ended up 0.23 per cent at 553.61 points. Salalah Mills, up 6.55 per cent, was the top gainer while Oman & Emirates Holding, down 9.43 per cent, was the top loser. Shares of Madina Takaful were the most active in terms of the number of shares traded while Al Jazeera Service was most active in terms of turnover.
A total number of 502 trades were executed during the day s trading session, generating a turnover of OMR1 million, with more than 7.5 million shares changing hands. Out of 46 traded stocks, 8 advanced, 19 declined and 19 remained unchanged. At the session close, foreign investors were net sellers for OMR89,000 while GCC & Arab investors were net buyers for OMR47,000 followed by Locals investors for OMR42,000 worth of shares.