# Muscat index falls as trading value rises 23.8% > The October 18 close left the index down 0.29%, with trading value reaching OMR51.51 million. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/muscat-stock-index-falls-turnover-rises-2026-10-18 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Finance - Country: Oman - Published: 2026-10-18T21:48:10+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-18T21:48:10+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-10-18 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/muscat-stock-index-falls-turnover-rises-2026-10-18.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/muscat-stock-index-falls-turnover-rises-2026-10-18.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/muscat-stock-index-falls-turnover-rises-2026-10-18.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/muscat-stock-index-falls-turnover-rises-2026-10-18.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/muscat-stock-index-falls-turnover-rises-2026-10-18.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/muscat-stock-index-falls-turnover-rises-2026-10-18.md) Muscat Stock Exchange’s 30 index closed at 7,656.14 on Sunday, October 18, down 0.29%. QNA’s account of the exchange report gave the previous close as 7,678.05 and the decline as a rounded 21.9 points. Trading value rose 23.8% from OMR41,602,905 in the previous session to OMR51,509,005. Market capitalization fell 0.056% to approximately OMR39.35 billion. Higher turnover does not mean the index rose: the figures measure different aspects of the same trading session. ## Data ### Muscat index falls as trading value rises 23.8% Methodology: October 18 session compared with the previous session. Rates quoted by QNA from the exchange report are preserved, not recalculated. Capitalization is approximate in the source. | label | value | unit | period | basis | value_qualifier | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Closing index | 7656.14 | points | 2026-10-18 | observed | exact | | Session index change | -0.29 | percent | 2026-10-18 | observed | exact | | Turnover | 51509005 | OMR | 2026-10-18 | observed | exact | | Session turnover change | 23.8 | percent | 2026-10-18 | observed | exact | | Closing capitalization | 39.35 | billion OMR | 2026-10-18 | observed | approximate | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/muscat-stock-index-falls-turnover-rises-2026-10-18/data/muscat-market-close?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/muscat-stock-index-falls-turnover-rises-2026-10-18/data/muscat-market-close?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Qatar News Agency (QNA)]() (Source checked: 2026-10-19; Published: 2026-10-18) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)