Dubai Financial begins December trading with gains of 12.4 billion dirhams

The Dubai Financial Market closed trading yesterday, the first session of this December, up by 1.19%, or the equivalent of 69.75 points, at the level of 5906.64 points, supported by the rise in shares of the banking, industry and real estate sectors.

The market capitalization of Dubai Financial rose to 958.98 billion dirhams at the end of yesterday’s session, compared to 946.51 billion dirhams at the end of last Friday’s trading (the last session of November 2025), with gains amounting to about 12.47 billion dirhams. The market performance supported the growth of the banking sector shares by 1.59%, industry by 1.3%, and real estate by 1.12%.

The Dubai Financial Market decided to suspend trading on the occasion of the 54th Federation Day of the UAE, on the first and second of this December.

Foreign purchases

During yesterday’s transactions, foreign investors (non-Arabs) in the Dubai Financial Market tended to buy with a net investment of about 54.36 million dirhams, after recording purchases worth 347.78 million dirhams, compared to sales worth 293.41 million dirhams.

Financial liquidity

The shares listed on the market attracted liquidity exceeding 645.8 million dirhams, after trading about 231.43 million shares and executing 16 thousand and 42 transactions.

The shares of six companies listed on Dubai Financial, namely: Emaar Properties, Emirates NBD, Dubai Islamic, Emaar Development, Talabat, and SALIC, accounted for 67.2% of the market’s liquidity at the end of yesterday’s trading.

According to market data, the total trading value of the six stocks amounted to about 434.1 million dirhams, while the total trading value in the Dubai Financial Market as a whole amounted to about 645.8 million dirhams.

“Emaar Properties” stock topped the market activity in terms of liquidity at about 155.97 million dirhams, up by 1.88% at 13.55 dirhams, and “Emirates NBD” stock came second with a trading value of 124.31 million dirhams, while “Dubai Islamic” stock came third with trades amounting to 44.21 million dirhams at 9.32 dirhams per share and up by 1.63%.

“Emaar Development” shares recorded trades of about 42.4 million dirhams, at 14.75 dirhams per share, followed by Talabat Bank shares at about 38.36 million dirhams, while “Salik” share transactions amounted to about 28.81 million dirhams.

Solid foundations

In addition, a member of the National Advisory Council at the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment, Waddah Al-Taha, said that the Dubai market has shown a remarkable development in its performance since the beginning of the year, supported by the strong performance of the leading stocks that played a major role in enhancing market activity during the last period.

Al-Taha explained to Emirates Today that what distinguishes the current performance in the Dubai Financial Market is its reliance on solid foundations that are still stable and high investment flows, stressing that the initial expectations for the results of the fourth quarter will contribute to strengthening this positive trend.

He added that the Dubai Financial Market has succeeded in attracting more than 81.9 thousand new investors since the beginning of this year, which reflects the continued momentum and high attractiveness of the market.

Al Taha stressed that government initiatives and positive developments in the investment environment enhance the position of the Emirate of Dubai as a global investment destination, and support confidence among local and international investors.

Investment flows

In turn, the CEO of Al-Sak Securities Trading Company, Mahmoud Atta, expected an increase in the pace of liquidity in the Dubai Financial Market during the coming period, noting that the market is targeting higher levels, especially with the continued flow of foreign investments, and may retest the level of 6,000 points at the end of this year’s transactions. Atta indicated that there is an increasing desire from investors to increase foreign investments in leading stocks, especially after the third quarter earnings season, which was distinguished on the Gulf and Arab levels.

He added that economic developments and targeted government plans are in the interest of growth in revenues and operational business of companies listed on the market.

Atta pointed out that the net foreign investments in the Dubai market during the first 11 months of this year, amounting to 5.068 billion dirhams, is a good indicator of the continued pumping of foreign investments into listed stocks, especially the leading stocks in the real estate and banking sectors.

---

1.43 billion dirhams, Abu Dhabi market liquidity

The Abu Dhabi Securities Market ended yesterday’s trading with an increase of 1.27%, or the equivalent of 124.15 points, to close at the level of 9871.32 points, and the market capitalization rose to about 3.095 trillion dirhams at the end of yesterday’s session, compared to 3.060 trillion dirhams at the end of last Friday’s trading (the last trading of last November), with gains of 35.26 billion dirhams.

Shares listed on the Abu Dhabi Market attracted liquidity exceeding 1.43 billion dirhams, after trading about 410.43 million shares and executing 25,744 transactions.

. 6 stocks acquired 67.2% of Dubai market liquidity, amounting to 645.8 million dirhams.