Dubai – Mubasher: The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) closed Wednesday’s trading session with negative performance, for the second session in a raw, pressured by profit-taking deals on blue-chip stocks.
The DFM’s general index levelled down 8.51 points, or 0.3%, ending the session at 2,802.58 points.
Turnover amounted to AED 306.97 million after 167.04 million shares exchanged hands through 3,067 transactions.
By the end of the session, the DFM’s market capitalisation fell by AED 860 million, recording AED 364.56 billion, according to Mubasher.
The commodities sector topped the losers after falling 1.75% as DXB Entertainments plunged 2.02%, while the real estate sector decreased by 1.58% as Emaar Properties and Emaar Malls levelled down 2.04% and 1.71%, respectively.
Similarly, the telecommunication sector and its sole stock, du, went down 1.35% each.
On the other hand, the investment sector headed the risers and added 1.3% on the back of Dubai Investments’ 1.88% increase, while the banks sector levelled up 0.8% as Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) increased by 0.96%.
