Investing.com – United Arab Emirates equities were mixed at the close on Sunday, as gains in the Telecoms, Real Estate & Construction and Banking sectors propelled shares higher while losses in the Consumer Staples, Services and Finance & Investment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Dubai, the DFM General gained 0.20%, while the ADX General index fell 0.67%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the DFM General were Union Properties PJSC (DU:UPRO), which rose 3.08% or 0.029 points to trade at 0.972 at the close. Arabtec Holding PJSC (DU:ARTC) added 2.04% or 0.018 points to end at 0.900 and Amlak Finance PJSC (DU:AMLK) was up 0.92% or 0.010 points to 1.100 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Marka Pjse (DU:MARKA), which lost 4.51% or 0.06 points to trade at 1.27 in late trade. AJMAN BANK PJSC (DU:AJBNK) declined 3.76% or 0.050 points to end at 1.280 and Gulf Navigation Holding PJSC (DU:GNAV) shed 3.40% or 0.050 points to 1.420.
The top performers on the ADX General were Ras Al Khaimah Poultry and Feeding Co (AD:RAKP) which rose 10.56% to 3.56, Em Driving Co (AD:DRIV) which was up 7.57% to settle at 9.95 and Ad Natl Energy (AD:TAQA) which gained 2.22% to close at 0.460.
The worst performers were Sharjah Cement AD (AD:SCID) which was down 7.41% to 1.000 in late trade, Sharjah Islami (AD:SIB) which lost 4.11% to settle at 1.400 and Al Khazna Ins (AD:AKIC) which was down 2.33% to 0.420 at the close.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 14 to 12 and 10 ended unchanged; on the Abu Dhabi, 17 fell and 7 advanced, while 6 ended unchanged on the Dubai Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.84% or 0.40 to $48.10 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.85% or 0.43 to hit $50.99 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.34% or 4.20 to trade at $1243.00 a troy ounce.
USD/AED was unchanged 0.00% to 3.6729, while EUR/AED rose 0.17% to 3.9680.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 99.59.