Dubai – Mubasher: The Dubai Financial Market’s (DFM) general index grew 18.76 points, or 0.64%, to close at 2,931.9 points on Wednesday, encouraged by blue chips.

The banks sector went up 0.8%, as Emirates NBD rose 1.98%, while the real estate sector increased by 0.72% after Emaar Properties levelled up 0.97% to AED 5.2.

The investment sector grew 0.44%, as Dubai Investments and DFM Company added 0.5% and 0.3%, respectively.

On the flip side, the consumer staples sector declined 1.3%, as DXB Entertainments lost 1.46%.

The DFM’s trading volume reached 77.36 million shares, while the market’s liquidity amounted to AED 121.67 million.