Investing.com – United Arab Emirates stocks were mixed after the close on Sunday, as gains in the Consumer Staples, Insurance and Services sectors led shares higher while losses in the Telecoms, Transport and Finance & Investment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Dubai, the DFM General rose 1.36% to hit a new 3-months high, while the ADX General index fell 0.84%.
The best performers of the session on the DFM General were Dubai Parks and Resorts PJSC (DU:DUBA), which rose 14.29% or 0.180 points to trade at 1.440 at the close. Meanwhile, Islamic Arab Insurance Company (DU:SALAMA) added 6.41% or 0.028 points to end at 0.465 and Emirates NBD PJSC (DU:ENBD) was up 4.58% or 0.350 points to 8.000 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were AJMAN BANK PJSC (DU:AJBNK), which fell 4.61% or 0.100 points to trade at 2.070 at the close. Takaful House (DU:DTKF) declined 4.46% or 0.025 points to end at 0.535 and Union Properties PJSC (DU:UPRO) was down 3.85% or 0.034 points to 0.850.
The top performers on the ADX General were Int Fish Farmi (AD:ASMK) which rose 14.29% to 8.00, Al Khazna Ins (AD:AKIC) which was up 12.12% to settle at 0.370 and Foodco Holding PJSC (AD:FOOD) which gained 6.58% to close at 4.05.
The worst performers were Eshraq Properties Co PJSC (AD:ESHR) which was down 6.41% to 0.7300 in late trade, Ad Commercial (AD:ADCB) which lost 5.99% to settle at 6.90 and Natl Bk Of Ad (AD:NBAD) which was down 4.89% to 8.55 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Dubai Stock Exchange by 14 to 12 and 3 ended unchanged; on the Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange, 13 rose and 11 declined, while 4 ended unchanged.
Shares in Dubai Parks and Resorts PJSC (DU:DUBA) rose to all time highs; rising 14.29% or 0.180 to 1.440. Shares in Int Fish Farmi (AD:ASMK) rose to 52-week highs; rising 14.29% or 1.00 to 8.00.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 1.66% or 0.63 to $38.47 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.67% or 0.27 to hit $40.32 a barrel, while the April Gold contract fell 1.68% or 21.40 to trade at $1251.40 a troy ounce.
USD/AED was unchanged 0.00% to 3.6730, while EUR/AED fell 0.28% to 4.0956.
The US Dollar Index was unchanged 0.00% at 96.23.