Dubai-Mubasher: Dubai Financial Market (DFM) opened at a rise on Thursday amid a collective rise of blue chips led by Emaar Properties and Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), in addition to Arabtec Holding, Emirates NBD and du.
The DFMGI added 1.45% or 44 points to reach 3,101.4 points.
The investments sector topped gainers after rising 33.79%, while the real estate, telecom and banks sectors advanced 1.52%, 0.87% and 0.82% in a row.
As for stocks, Union Properties advanced 4.25%, followed by Dubai Investments, Emaar Properties and Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) at 4.02%, 1.79% and 1.35%, respectively. Also, Arabtec Holding and Emirates NBD grew 0.93% and 0.68% in a row.
The market saw trading of 2227.4 million shares through 2,460 transactions, with turnover of AED 255.3 million.