Muscat: Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) 30 Index today closed at 4,553.52 points, dropping 24.7 points (0.54%) from the previous session's close of 4,578.22 points.

According to Oman News Agency, trading value decreased to RO 22,196,996, reflecting a 45.5% rise compared to the last session's RO 15,260,127.

The MSX report indicated that market capitalization saw a decrease of 0.266%, settling at approximately RO 28.31 billion. Non-Omani investors recorded purchases worth RO 2,119,000, which represented 9.55% of the total trading volume. Conversely, sales by foreign investors reached RO 1,356,000, accounting for 6.11% of the total.

Net foreign investment decreased by RO 763 thousand, a change of 3.44%, suggesting a decline in the engagement of non-Omani investors within the market.