Dubai — Mubasher: The Dubai Financial Market’s (DFM) general index added 0.22% to 2,526.02 points on Thursday, pushed up by selective buying on some blue-chip stocks.
The consumer staples sector topped gainers rising 4.4% after DXB Entertainments grew 5.15% to close at AED 0.245.
The insurance sector added 3.7%, boosted by the 13.35% surge of Dubai Islamic Insurance and Reinsurance Company (Aman), while Dar Al Takaful jumped 9.4% to AED 0.486.
The investment sector levelled up 2.86% after Dubai Investments and DFM Company rose 3.2% and 1.9%, respectively.
The transportation sector went up 0.43%, while the real estate sector hiked 0.03% as Damac Properties and Arabtec Holding added 2% to AED 1.53 and 1.82% to AED 1.95, respectively.
By the end of the last session of this week, the DFM’s trading volume reached 143.34 million shares, while the market’s liquidity amounted to AED 128.43 million.
