Dubai Financial Market reported Q1 2026 net profit before tax of AED 193.3 million, up 43% from AED 134.9 million a year earlier.
Revenue rose to AED 253.1 million from AED 186.5 million, including AED 171.9 million in operating income and AED 81.2 million from investments.
Average daily traded value reached AED 1.03 billion, up 56% year-on-year, while total trading value increased 48% to AED 61 billion.
The exchange added 20,702 new investors, with 79% from outside the UAE. Foreign investors accounted for 54% of trading, and institutions for 70%.
Market capitalisation stood at AED 897 billion at end-March.
Gulf Economist Staff Writer