Dubai bourse enters Eid week with a loss
- United Arab Emirates: Sunday, October 21 - 2012 at 13:59
Following index losses in New York and Riyadh on Friday and Saturday, respectively, amid disappointing quarterly results, the DFM General Index fell 0.30% to 1,649.69 points Sunday. Emaar Properties, as the most liquid stock traded, closed off 0.80% to hit Dhs3.70. The DFM bellwether has been trading in a range between Dhs3.70 and Dhs3.80 for the last two weeks. Telecom operator du gained the most, ending up 1.34% at Dhs3.79. The DFM, the only Arab market listed, ended even at Dhs1.08. Earlier in the day, DFM announced it has signed an agreement with Dubai eGovernment which will enable market participants to pay the exchange's fees electronically through the Dubai eGovernment Portal. The project is planned to be fully operational by the second half of 2013.
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