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Extended Trading Hours Expected to Support Muscat Stock Exchange Growth
Muscat: Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) will begin implementing extended trading hours from Monday as part of a strategic initiative aimed at providing investors with a broader timeframe for executing trading orders.
The move is expected to support liquidity levels, improve price discovery efficiency, enhance market stability and increase market depth.
Adel Waleed, Director of Brokerage at United Securities Company, said that the extension of trading hours is anticipated to have a positive impact on the market over the medium and long term.
In a statement to Oman News Agency (ONA), he noted that the measure brings the Muscat Stock Exchange closer to international trading standards and could contribute to attracting additional foreign investment, particularly amid ongoing privatization efforts, new market listings and expectations of the exchange’s inclusion in emerging market indices.
He added that trading activity on the Muscat Stock Exchange is expected to recover during the second half of 2026 with the planned listing of several companies owned by the Oman Investment Authority (OIA). These listings are expected to diversify sectors represented in the market and attract a broader range of retail and institutional investors.
Waleed also indicated that expectations point to the Muscat Stock Exchange being placed on the FTSE watch list towards the end of the third quarter of this year, a development that could sustain market momentum and enhance foreign investor participation.
He highlighted that the MSX witnessed positive performance during the last two trading sessions, with the benchmark index gaining more than 1.8 percent and closing above the 7,750-point level. The gains were supported by purchases from local investors and foreign institutions.
He further noted that the banking sector continued to lead market gains, recovering from declines recorded during the previous trading session, while other sectors also contributed positively to market performance.
Trading values remained at elevated levels, exceeding RO 40 million, reflecting continued investor activity in the market.
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