​The total turnover of Muscat Securities Market at the end of May 2017 was RO 430 million and RO 215,000, a decrease of 12.9% over the same period of 2016, according to preliminary statistics issued by the NCSI.
Total Trading Value
The total value of trading during the month of May compared to April 2017, where in May amounted to 58 million and 69 thousand Omani riyals compared to 71 million and 457 thousand riyals in April. The general index of the market by the end of May 2017 decline by 6.7% to 5422 points compared to 5811 points during the same period of 2016. Services sector led the decline by 14.9% to 2771 points compared to 3255 points during the same period of 2016, while the financial sector index rose by 8.7% to record at the end of May, 8062 points compared to 7414 points during the same period of 2016. The Industrial sector recorded a rise of 1.8% to reach 7295 points compared to 7168 points by the end of May 2016. The total number of shares traded at the end of May 2017 decreased by 18.2% to record one billion and 948 million and 363 thousand shares compared with two billion and 381 million and 154 thousand shares by the end of May 2016.

Omani investors
By the end of May 2017, Omani investors had acquired 86% of the value of the purchase, compared to 7% for foreign investors, 6% for Gulf investors and 1% for Arabs. Omani investors bought into selling at a net value of OMR 27.5 million while buying from Gulf investors dropped to a net loss of RO 9 million and 499 thousand. Arab investors netted 237 thousand riyals, an increase over buy and sell off of foreign investors. The net transactions recorded a negative figure of 18 million and 238 thousand riyals. The financial sector accounted for 45% of the traded shares and services sector 33%, while the industrial sector accounted for 16% and bonds at 6%.

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