Dubai – Mubasher: The Dubai Financial Market’s (DFM) general index grew 1.09% to close at 2,936.75 points on Tuesday, pushed up by blue chips.
The investment sector surged 5.18% after Dubai Investments soared 6.9% to AED 2 and Shuaa Capital went up 2.75% to AED 1.12.
The real estate sector increased by 1.83% after Drake and Scull International (DSI) jumped 5.26% to AED 1.2, while Arabtec Holding surged 4.5% to AED 1.85 and Emaar Properties and Emaar Development levelled up 2.58% and 1.46%, respectively.
The telecommunication sector and its only stock, du, rose 0.42% each.
The transportation sector also added 0.22%, as Gulf Navigation and Air Arabia gained 0.9% to AED 1.02 and 0.8% to AED 1.2, consecutively.
The DFM’s trading volume reached 275.7 million shares, while the market’s liquidity hit AED 374.51 million.
Emaar Properties led the market in terms of both volume and value, with 15.78 million traded shares and a turnover of AED 79.52 million.
