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DFM Performance, 2016
The Dubai Financial Market General Index increased by 12.1% to 3531
points at the end of this year compared to 3151 points at the end of 2015.
At the sectorial level, indexes of eight out of the nine sectors represented
on DFM ended the year in the green, with the Services sector increasing the
most by 36%, followed by the Consumer Staples and Discretionary sector
by 22.1%, and Telecommunication sector by 21.6%. In contrast the
Industrial sector decreased by 16.7%.
DFM General Index, 2016
3,800.000
3,600.000
3,400.000
3,200.000
3,000.000
2,800.000
2,600.000
2,400.000
2,200.000
The market capitalization increased at the end of this year by 12.3%
amounting to AED 337.6 billion compared to AED 300.7 billion at the end of
previous year. The value of shares traded during this year reached AED 133
billion, compared to AED 145.7 billion recorded during 2015, down by 8.7%.
The number of shares traded increased by 14.2% to reach 105.8 billion
shares during this year compared to 92.7 billion shares traded during last
year. The number of transactions executed during this year down 14.4% to
reach 1.3 million compared to 1.5 million deals carried out during the
previous year.
As for the sectors’ contribution to trading volumes, the Real Estate and
Construction sector ranked first in terms of the traded value, to reach AED
57.2 billion, or 43% of the total traded value in the market. The Banking
sector ranked Second at AED 35.3 billion or 26.5%, followed by the
Financial and Investment Services sector with AED 13.3 billion or 10%, the
Consumer and Discretionary staples sector with AED 8.7 billion or 6.5%, the
Transportation sector with AED 6.4 billion or 4.8%, the Services sector with
AED 5.8 billion or 4.3%, the Telecommunications sector with AED 3.9 billion
or 2.9%, and the Insurance sector with 2.6 billion or 1.9%, and finally the
Industrial sector with AED 9.2 million.
The value of stocks bought by foreign investors during this year reached
AED 60.8 billion comprising 45.5% of the total traded value. The value of
stocks sold by foreign investors during the same period reached AED 60.4
billion comprising 45.2% of the total value traded. Accordingly, DFM net
foreign investment in-flow reached AED 360.5 million.
Trading Activities in 2016 by Nationality
ARAB
GCC
OTHERS
Total Non UAE
UAE
Total
Value of Stocks
Bought - AED
25,473,420,892
11,209,908,166
24,104,259,373
60,787,588,430
72,919,676,346
133,707,264,776
Value of Stocks
Net Investment
Sold - AED
AED
26,103,668,756
(630,247,864)
12,589,630,856 (1,379,722,690)
21,733,822,036
2,370,437,337
60,427,121,648
360,466,782
73,280,143,128
(360,466,782)
133,707,264,776
On the other hand, the value of stocks bought by institutional investors
during this year reached AED 40.1 billion comprising 30% of the total traded
value. The value of stocks sold by institutional investors during the same
period reached AED 37.9 billion which constitutes 28.4% of the total value
traded. Net institutional investment in-flow amounted AED 2.2 billion.
Trading Activities in 2016 by type of investor
Value of Stocks
Bought - AED
Value of Stocks
Sold - AED
Net Investment
AED
Institutional
40,123,492,798
37,944,798,086
2,178,694,712
Individuals
Total
93,583,771,978
133,707,264,776
95,762,466,691
133,707,264,776
(2,178,694,712)