Investing.com – United Arab Emirates stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Banking, Services and Real Estate & Construction sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Dubai, the DFM General fell 1.46% to hit a new 1-month low, while the ADX General index declined 0.90%.
The best performers of the session on the DFM General were Deyaar Development PJSC (DU:DEYR), which rose 3.65% or 0.014 points to trade at 0.398 at the close. Meanwhile, DXB Entertainments (P.J.S.C.) (DU:DXBE) added 0.92% or 0.003 points to end at 0.330 and ARAMEX PJSC (DU:ARMX) was up 0.90% or 0.040 points to 4.480 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Gulf General Investments Company (DU:GGIC), which fell 4.87% or 0.013 points to trade at 0.254 at the close. Emirates NBD PJSC (DU:ENBD) declined 4.58% or 0.450 points to end at 9.380 and AJMAN BANK PJSC (DU:AJBNK) was down 3.75% or 0.036 points to 0.923.
The top performers on the ADX General were Finance House (AD:FH) which rose 9.87% to 1.670, Eshraq Properties Co PJSC (AD:ESHR) which was up 5.17% to settle at 0.6100 and Ad Natl Energy (AD:TAQA) which gained 3.51% to close at 1.180.
The worst performers were Sharjah Cement AD (AD:SCID) which was down 7.62% to 0.970 in late trade, International Holding Company PJSC (AD:IHC) which lost 6.67% to settle at 1.12 and Arkan Building Materials Co PJSC (AD:ARKN) which was down 5.36% to 0.5300 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Dubai Stock Exchange by 20 to 14 and 6 ended unchanged; on the Abu Dhabi, 13 fell and 8 advanced, while 5 ended unchanged.
Shares in International Holding Company PJSC (AD:IHC) fell to 52-week lows; down 6.67% or 0.08 to 1.12. Shares in Arkan Building Materials Co PJSC (AD:ARKN) fell to all time lows; falling 5.36% or 0.0300 to 0.5300.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.49% or 0.33 to $67.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.19% or 0.14 to hit $72.67 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.98% or 11.90 to trade at $1207.10 a troy ounce.
USD/AED was unchanged 0.00% to 3.6732, while EUR/AED fell 0.30% to 4.1780.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 96.32.