DFM closes Tuesday higher by 1%

DFM closes Tuesday higher by 1%

Dubai - Mubasher: The benchmark of Dubai Financial Market (DFM) has maintained its upward performance after gaining 1.02% or 23.43 points to end Tuesday's trading session at 2,304.50 points.





A total of 357.84 million shares were traded through 6,556 transactions valued at AED 410.47 million.





The market cap value increased by around AED 2.18 billion to AED 319.42 billion, compared to AED 317.24 billion during the previous session.





The investment and financial services sector led the gainers with 1.99%.





Ekttitab Holding came on top of the green zone with 11.46%, while Arabtec Holding headed the red zone with 4.91%.





Arabtec Holding posted the highest trading volume of 70.59 million shares, while Emirates NBD recorded the highest turnover of AED 91.19 million.





Dubai Investments topped the rising blue chips with 2.5%, while DXB Entertainments led the losing blue chips with 1.62%.