Dubai – Mubasher: The benchmark of Dubai Financial Market (DFM) lost 42.68 points or 2.32% to close Monday's trading session at 1,789.60 points, reversing its upward performance on Sunday.

The market cap value decreased by AED 3.64 billion to AED 270.17 billion, compared to AED 273.81 billion during the previous session.

A total of 331.30 million shares were traded through 3,534 transactions at a value of AED 199.45 million.

The consumer staples sector topped the decliners with 4.23%, followed by the real estate segment with 3.63%.

Aan Digital Services Co led 24 losing stocks with 5%, while Gulfa Mineral Water and Processing Industries Company came on top of five rising stocks with 14.59%.

Gulf Navigation Holding (GNH) was the most active stock with 138.66 million shares traded at AED 47.13 million.

As for the blue chips,  Arabtec Holding headed the losers with 4.89%.