ABU DHABI / Agencies UAE stocks closed on a high note on Thursday, gaining AED8 billion driven by a buying spree over leaders, primarily Emaar Properties which rose AED 7.49 ahead of the company’s announcement of its Q1 financial statements. The Dubai Financial Market (DFM), General Index rose by 0.74 percent to 3,420 points and Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, ADX, …

Bloomberg Dana Gas PJSC profit nearly doubled in the first quarter as the United Arab Emirates-based natural gas producer boosted output. Net income rose to 40 million dirhams ($11 million) from 22 million dirhams a year earlier, the company said on Thursday in a statement to the Abu Dhabi stock exchange. Sales climbed 44 percent to 432 million dirhams. Dana …

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE dirham has continued to appreciate in Q1 2017 for the twelfth consecutive quarter, according to Central Bank of the UAE statistics. With a few exceptions, the dirham appreciated against most of the UAE’s main trade partners. From the import side, the weighted dirham’s appreciation against its top-nine non-dollarised import partners, which claim 48.5 percent …