Dubai – Mubasher: The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) ended Wednesday’s trading session in red territory, pressured by profit-taking on some blue-chip stocks.
The general index inched down 0.34%, ending the session at 2,751.51 points.
Turnover amounted to AED 188.86 million after 100.72 million shares exchanged hands through 1,772 transactions.
The real estate sector topped the decliners and fell 1.78% as Arabtec and Emaar Development went down 1.93% and 2.03%, respectively.
Similarly, the transportation sector plunged 1.48%, pressured by Aramex’s 1.47% drop, while the commodities sector retreated 0.73% after DXB Entertainments levelled down 0.86%.
Meanwhile, the insurance sector headed the risers with 1.31% as Dubai National Insurance hiked 10.67%, followed by the investment and banks sectors with 0.34% and 0.15%, respectively.
