Muscat - Saba:
Trading value on the Muscat Stock Exchange increased by 36 percent last week, rising to OMR 25.3 million, compared to OMR 18.6 million the previous week. The number of transactions executed increased from 3,489 to 4,064.
Last week, the Muscat Stock Exchange witnessed a decline in the prices of 43 securities, compared to 15 that saw their prices rise, and 24 securities remained stable.
The positive performance of banking and investment company stocks led to a 38-point rise in the financial sector index, the only increase among the Muscat Stock Exchange indices. The main index, however, fell by 8 points, closing at 4,387 points. The industrial sector index lost 154 points, the services sector index declined by 16 points, and the Shariah index declined by 7 points, closing at 395 points.
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