Dubai – Mubasher: The Dubai Financial Market’s (DFM) general index lost 26.7 points, or 0.9%, to close at 2,951.07 points on Tuesday, on the back of profit-taking.
The real estate sector decreased by 1.34%, as DAMAC Properties dropped 5.2%, while Emaar Properties went down 1.12% to AED 5.31 and Emaar Malls shed 0.96% to AED 2.07.
The investment sector sank 1.18% after Dubai Investments fell 1.95% to AED 2.01, while the transportation sector declined after Aramex levelled down 1.53% to AED 4.51.
The banks sector lost 0.6%, dragged down by Emirates NBD and Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), which shed 0.9% each. Moreover, the telecommunication sector and its only stock, du, went down 0.4% each.
On the other hand, the consumer staples sector rose after DXB Entertainments gained 1.2% to AED 0.345.
The DFM’s trading volume reached 163.65 million shares, while the market’s liquidity amounted to AED 201.61 million.
