Investing.com – United Arab Emirates stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer Staples, Transport and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Dubai, the DFM General gained 0.46%, while the ADX General index climbed 0.31%.
The best performers of the session on the DFM General were ARAMEX PJSC (DU:ARMX), which rose 4.74% or 0.220 points to trade at 4.860 at the close. Meanwhile, DXB Entertainments (P.J.S.C.) (DU:DXBE) added 4.66% or 0.029 points to end at 0.651 and Amanat Holdings PJSC (DU:AMANT) was up 1.56% or 0.020 points to 1.300 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SHUAA Capital PSC (DU:SHUA), which fell 2.54% or 0.030 points to trade at 1.150 at the close. Dubai Financial Market PJSC (DU:DFM) declined 1.72% or 0.020 points to end at 1.140 and Drake & Scull International PJSC (DU:DSI) was down 1.69% or 0.030 points to 1.740.
The top performers on the ADX General were Rak Cement Co (AD:RKCC) which rose 4.69% to 0.670, Ad Natl Energy (AD:TAQA) which was up 1.67% to settle at 0.610 and Arkan Building Materials Co PJSC (AD:ARKN) which gained 1.54% to close at 0.6600.
The worst performers were Gulf Cement Co (AD:GCEM) which was down 6.06% to 0.9300 in late trade, Eshraq Properties Co PJSC (AD:ESHR) which lost 2.67% to settle at 0.7300 and Abu Dhabi National for Building Materials Co PJSC (AD:BILD) which was down 2.33% to 0.420 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Dubai Stock Exchange by 15 to 15 and 8 ended unchanged; on the Abu Dhabi, 14 rose and 9 declined, while 3 ended unchanged.
Shares in Amanat Holdings PJSC (DU:AMANT) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.56% or 0.020 to 1.300.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.07% or 0.04 to $57.98 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.28% or 0.18 to hit $63.14 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.02% or 0.25 to trade at $1292.45 a troy ounce.
USD/AED was down 0.00% to 3.6729, while EUR/AED rose 0.24% to 4.3523.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 93.03.