UAE market news & discussions for 09 June 2009After a wobbly day, the DFM closed up by 1.2% to 2004 from just over AED 1 billion of turnover, but the ADX ended down by 1.3% at 2789 points from AED 440m of turnover. On Nasdaq Dubai at 14:00 UAE time, DP World and Depa are unchanged, Damas is down 7.6%, GOLD is down 0.2%, and derivatives for Sorouh, Arabtec, and NBAD are all up, from single trades. Dubai Financial Market Emaar Properties (EMAAR) (unchanged at 3.76 from AED 309m) was the dominant stock in Dubai today, followed by Dubai Financial Market (DFM) (+2.2%), Deyaar Development (DEYAAR) (+7.6%), and Arabtec (ARTC) (+4.7%) all trading more than AED 100m each. Top gainer was Union Properties (UPP) (8.6% to 1.01) followed by Deyaar and Gulf Navigation (GULFNAV), both up by 7.6%. Dubai Islamic Insurance (AMAN) rose 6.8%, Dar Takaful Insurance (DARTAKAFUL) 5.8%, National General Cooling (TABREED) 5.6%, and the remainder rose less than 5%. There were 4 losers, with Gulf General Investment (GGICO) and Arab International Logistics (ARMX) the only ones trading more than AED 1m, both falling by less than 1%. Abu Dhabi Securities ExchangeNone of the Abu Dhabi stocks traded more than AED 100m today. The top three by turnover were the property stocks - Aldar Properties (ALDAR) (-2.2%), Ras Al Khaimah Properties (RAKPROP) (-2.6%), and Sorouh Real Estate (SOROUH) (-2.6%). Most of the actively traded stocks were in the red, with Methaq Islamic Insurance (METHAQ) the worst, falling 5.5%, followed by Arkan Building Materials (ARKAN) down 5.1% from light trading. Aabar Energy (AABAR) fell 3.9%, and the remainder fell less than 3% or on turnover of less than AED 1m. There were 14 gainers but only Agthia Group (AGTHIA) and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) saw more than AED 1m worth of deals, both rising by less than 1%. | |