Dubai – Mubasher: The benchmark index of Dubai Financial Market (DFM) edged up by 0.36% or 6.95 points to end Tuesday's trading session at 1,931.66 points, unlike its upward performance on Monday.
The market cap valued increased by AED 710 million to settle at AED 281.42 billion, compared to AED 280.71 million during the previous session.
A total of 183.04 million shares were exchanged through 3,771 transactions at a total value of AED 188.44 million.
The services sector topped the risers with 2.16%, followed by the investment and financial services segment with 0.86%.
Al Salam Group Holding led 21 rising stocks with 10.33%, while Dubai Islamic Insurance and Reinsurance Co (Aman) headed 11 losing stocks with 5%.
GFH Financial Group was the most active stock with 23.11 million shares, while, Emirates NBD recorded the highest turnover of AED 36.51 million.
Arabtec Holding came on top of the rising blue chips with 2.25%, while Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) and Damac Properties led the losing blue chips with 0.85%.