Muscat: Muscat Stock Exchange "MSX 30" index today closed at 7,348.49 points, up 45.2 points, or 0.62 percent, from the previous session's close of 7,303.30 points. Trading value stood at RO 44,525,934, a surge of 104.9 percent from RO 21,727,824 recorded in the last session.

According to Oman News Agency, Market capitalization increased by 0.267 percent from the previous trading day to approximately RO 36.24 billion. Non-Omani investors recorded purchases worth RO 3.067 million, accounting for 6.89 percent of total trading value, while sales reached RO 4.389 million, or 9.86 percent. Net non-Omani investment consequently fell by RO 1.323 million, or 2.97 percent.