Muscat, August 21 (QNA) - Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) general index (30) closed Wednesday at 4,679.94 points, down by 13.1 points, or 0.28 percent, compared to the last trading session, which closed at 4,693.07 points.

The trading value reached OMR 2.07 million, an increase of 38.4 percent compared to the last trading session, which stood at OMR 1.495 million.

The report issued by the MSX indicated that the market value decreased by 0.056 percent from the last trading day, and amounted to approximately OMR 24.43 billion.

The value of non-Omani purchases on the exchange was OMR 142,000, which was 6.87 per cent. The value of non-Omani sales was OMR 457,000, or 22.09 per cent, while net non-Omani investment fell OMR 315,000 and by 15.22 per cent.

(QNA)