Dubai – Mubasher: The Dubai Financial Market’s (DFM) general index lost 35.14 points, or 1.08%, to 3,208.98 points on Thursday, registering its fourth successive decline.
The banks sector tumbled 4.38% after Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) dropped 7.59%.
The services sector sank 1.52%, as Tabreed went down 2.79%.
The investment sector edged down 0.09% after the DFM Company fell 0.92%.
On the other hand, the real estate sector rose 0.67%, as DAMAC Properties, Emaar Development, Emaar Properties, Union Properties, and Emaar Malls grew 1.33%, 0.94%, 0.65%, 0.55%, and 0.47%, respectively.
The DFM’s trading volume shrank to 99.44 million shares from 233.76 million on Wednesday, while the market’s liquidity nearly halved to AED 144.9 million versus AED 340.14 million in the previous session.
