MSX index ends marginally lower

MSX index ends marginally lower

Muscat: The MSX index closed at 3, 999. 28 points, down 0. 20 per cent from the previous close. The Sharia Index up 0. 15 per cent at 585. 10 points. Ahlia Insurance, up 9. 09 per cent, was the top gainer while Al Omaniya Financial Services, down 5. 60 per cent, was the top loser. Shares of Oman Investment & Financial was the most active in terms of the number of shares traded while Bank Muscat was the most active in terms of turnover. A total number of 424 trades were executed during the day's trading session, generating a turnover of OMR2. 7 million, with more than 12 million shares changing hands. Out of 48 traded stocks, 9 advanced, 8 declined and 31 remained unchanged. At the session close, Local investors were net buyers for OMR391, 000 while foreign investors were net sellers for OMR332, 000 followed by GCC & Arab investors for OMR59, 000 worth of shares. Financial Index closed at 6, 376. 34 points, down 0. 28 per cent. Prices of Ahlia Insurance and National Bank Oman were up 9. 09 per cent and 0. 56 per cent respectively. Al Omaniya Financial Services, Global Investment Holding, HSBC