Dubai - Mubasher: The benchmark index of the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) inched up by 0.73% or 16.56 points to close Monday's trading session at 2,261.49 points.

A total of 619.78 million shares were traded through 6,363 transactions at a total value of AED 314.16 million.

The market cap value increased by AED 2.14 billion to AED 316.27 billion, compared to AED 314.13 billion during the previous session.

The banks sector came on top of the risers with1.39%, while the real estate segment led the decliners with 0.16%.

Ekttitab Holding topped the green zone with 14.89%, while Depa headed the red zone with 4.68%.

Emirates NBD led the rising blue chips with 1.94%.