Dubai – Mubasher: The benchmark index of Dubai Financial Services (DFM) went up by 0.53% or 14.54 points to 2,749.28 points by the end of Monday’s trading session, maintaining its upward performance on Sunday, 16 February.
A total of 263.13 million shares were exchanged through 3,676 transactions at a value of AED 265.15 million.
The market cap value rose by around AED 470 million to AED 378.18 billion from AED 377.71 billion during the previous session.
Meanwhile, the consumer staples sector led the risers with 4.70%, while the banks segment came on top of the decliners with 0.33%.
Arabtec Holding headed 24 winners with 14.94%, while Ekttitab Holding topped six losers with 3.26%.
Union Properties was the most active stock with 70.24 million shares, while Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), up 0.53%, posted the highest turnover of AED 57.08 million.
As for the blue chips, DXB Entertainments topped the risers with 4.97%, while Emirates NBD led the decliners with 1.53%.
