Dubai-Mubasher: The benchmark index of Dubai Financial Market (DFM) started Thursday’s trading session in the green zone, backed by the rises of both the transportation and real estate sectors.
DFM’s main index rose by 0.22% or 8.77 points to reach 3,555.29 points by 10:35 am Dubai time.
The transportation sector topped the gainers by 1.3%, enhanced by Aramex and Air Arabia which levelled up by 2.01% and 1.46% respectively.
The insurance sector gained 0.7% as Takaful Al Emarat edged up 0.3%; the real estate sector followed by a growth of 0.4%, as Union Properties, Emaar, and Arabtec rose by 1.04%, 0.7%, and 0.6% respectively.
DFM’s trading value reached AED 112.82 million, after 106.86 million shares were traded through 1,280 transactions.