​The General index of Muscat Securities Market (MSM) has witnessed a 8.9% decline at the end of July 2015 by reaching 6558.2 points compared to 7200.7 points recorded during the same period of 2014 according to the statistics issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI). The Industry Sector has led the declines with a rate of 17.7% reaching 8283 points compared to 10059.3 points recorded during the same period of 2014. It was followed by the financial sector that decreased with 8.4% to record 8021 points at the end of last July compared to 8756.2 points recorded during the same period of 2014. The Services sector has also recorded a decrease of 4.3% to reach 3254 points compared to 3681.9 points in 2014. The total shares traded by the end of last July declined with 28.9% to record two billion, 987 million and 661 thousand shares compared to four billion, 204 million and 303 thousand shares recorded during the same period of 2014. The total value of trading also declined with 45.2% to reach 779 million and 486 thousand Omani Riyals at the end of last July compared to one billion, 423 million and 625 thousand Omani Riyals recorded during the same period of 2014. The total value of trading recorded during last July was also lower than the value recorded in July as it reached 72 million and 96 thousand Omani Riyals; compared to 111 million and 946 thousand Omani Riyals recorded in June and 75 million and 59 thousand Omani Riyals recorded in May. Till the end of last July, the Omani investors acquired 76% of the purchase value against 13% for the Gulf investors, 9% for the foreigners and 2% for the Arab. The purchases of the Omani investors increased than their sales. The net transactions of the Omanis recorded 44 million and 456 thousand Omani Riyals. The purchases of the Gulf investors were also higher than their sales. The net transactions of the Gulf investors recorded 41 million and 181 Thousand Omani Riyals. On the other hand, the sales exceeded the purchases among the Arab and foreign investors. The net transactions of the Arab and foreign investors recorded negative numbers as the former recorded 39 million and 265 thousand Omani Riyals; while the latter recorded 46 million and 372 thousand Omani Riyals. The financial sector acquired 55% of the traded shares; while the services sector acquired 28%. The Industrial sector acquired 16% of the shares and the securities acquired 1% only. The share of Phoenix Energy Company came at the forefront of the fifth most traded securities at the end of last February by acquiring 32% of the trading transactions with 99 million and 493 thousand shares. The shares of the Al-Anwar Holding Comapny SAOG came in the second position by acquiring 17% of the traded shares with 55 million and 191 thousand shares. It was followed by the shares of Oman and Emirates Investment Holding Company with 6% of the trading transactions and 18 million and 179 thousand shares. The shares of BankMuscat acquired 5% of the trading instructions respectively with 16 million and 312 thousand shares; while the shares of Bank Sohar acquired 4% of the trading instructions with 12 million and 495 thousand shares. The other companies acquired 36% of the trading transactions with 111 million and 827 thousand shares.​