Foreign investors purchase AED 6.542 billion worth of shares on DFM

Dubai Financial Market announced today that the value of shares and bonds bought by foreign investors, or non-UAE nationals, during last week (December 23 - December 27) reached AED 6.542 billion comprising 32.9 per cent of the total value of stocks traded during the period.

The value of stocks sold by foreign investors during the same period reached AED 5.088 billion comprising 25.6 per cent of the total value of stocks traded during the period. Net foreign investment on the market reached AED 1.454 billion during the same period, as aggregate buy.

The value of stocks bought by institutional investors during last week reached AED 5.788 billion comprising 29.1 per cent of the total value of stocks traded during the period. The value of stocks sold by institutional investors during the period reached AED 3.825 billion which constitutes 19.2 per cent of the total value of stocks traded during the period. Net institutional investment on the market reached AED 1.963 billion during the period. as aggregate buy. (WAM)