Dubai – Mubasher: The benchmark index of the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) inched up by 0.7% or 14.55 points on Monday to settle at 2,065.32 points.

A total of 523.68 million shares were exchanged via 5,050 deals at a value of AED 277.16 million.

Union Properties increased by 12.15%, followed by Emirates NBD with 2.26%, Islamic Arab Insurance Company (Salama) with 3.66%, and Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB)  with 1.06%.

On the other hand, Emaar Properties fell by 0.38%, whilst Emaar Malls closed down by 3%.