Dubai Financial Market hit by war jitters: DFM index drops 9% in a cut-short week
Dubai’s main stock gauge tumbled roughly 9% last week, closing out Friday at 5,917.22. Just three days of trading—banks, property players, and transport stocks couldn’t shake the selling pressure. https://www.dfm.ae/the-exchange/market-information/indices/dfmgi The Dubai Financial Market’s reaction has turned into a live test of how much risk investors are willing to tolerate as tensions escalate across the Middle East. When headlines shift, money moves fast. This Friday, the main index tumbled 3.2% — Emaar Properties dragged lower by 4.8%, Air Arabia slipping 4.9%, according to Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/uae-stocks-extend-losses-middle-east-conflict-deepens-2026-03-06/
