Friday 19 / April / 2024
Muscat: Amid below average trading activity, the MSM30 Index ended on a stable note at 5,948.07 points, up 0.09 per cent. The MSM Sharia Index had marginal gain of 0.02 per cent to close at 880.80 points.
Galfar Engineering was the most active in terms of volume as well as turnover. Al Sharqiya Investment, up by 3.76 per cent, was the top gainer while the top loser was Muscat Thread Mills, which declined by 9.52 per cent.
As many as 965 trades were executed on Sunday, generating turnover of OMR4.2 million with 22.9 million shares changing hands. Out of 41 traded securities, 10 advanced, eight declined and 23 remained unchanged. GCC and Arab investors were net buyers for OMR391,000 while foreign investors remained net sellers for OMR307,000 followed by Omani investors for OMR84,000 worth of shares.
Financial Index remained flat at 7,729.88 points, up by 0.04 per cent. Al Sharqia Investments, Ahli Bank and Bank Sohar increased by 3.76 per cent, 2.76 per cent and 0.56 per cent, respectively. Muscat Finance, HSBC Bank, Bank Muscat and Al Anwar Holding declined by 1.64 per cent, 1.61 per cent, 0.98 per cent and 0.43 per cent, respectively.
Industrial Index had gains of 0.25 per cent to close at 7,224.96 points. Al Hassan Engineering, Construction Materials, Al Jazeera Steel and Galfar Engineering gained by 3.06 per cent, 2.86 per cent, 2.56 per cent and 1.69 per cent, respectively. Oman Fisheries and Muscat Thread Mills fell by 9.52 per cent and 1.49 per cent, respectively.
Services Index ended at 3,230.48 points, up by 0.18 per cent. National Gas, Al Batinah Power and Al Suwadi Power advanced by 2.86 per cent, 0.95 per cent and 0.93 per cent, respectively. Port Services and Sembcorp Salalah declined by 2.96 per cent and 0.40 per cent, respectively.
