Dubai Financial Market PJSC

About Dubai Financial Market PJSC
Country of Origin: United Arab Emirates (U.A.E)
Dubai Financial Market (DFM) – PJSC (the “Company”) is a Public Joint Stock Company incorporated in the Emirate of Dubai – United Arab Emirates, pursuant to decree No. 62 for the year 2007 issued by the Ministry of Economy on February 6, 2007, and is subject to the provision of the UAE, Federal Law No. 8 for the year 1984 and its amendments.
The licensed activities of the company are trading in financial instruments, acting as commercial, industrial and agricultural holding and trust company, financial investment consultancy, and brokerage local and foreign shares and bonds. In accordance with its Articles of Association, the Company complies in all its activities, operations and formalities with the provisions of Islamic Shari’a and shall invest its entire fund in accordance with these provisions.
The company’s shares are listed on the Dubai Financial Market (“DFM”). The company currently operates the Dubai Stock Exchange, related clearing house and carries out investment activities on its own behalf.
The ultimate parent and controlling party is the Government of Dubai which owns 80% of DFM through Borse Dubai Limited (the “parent”), a Government of Dubai entity.
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In the first quarter of 2025, the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) reported significant growth, achieving a net profit before tax of AED 134.9 million. The Average Daily Trading Value (ADTV) reached its highest level in over a decade at AED 663 million, marking a 67% increase from the previous year. Total consolidated revenue rose by 26% year-on-year to AED 186.5 million, while the total traded value increased by 61% to AED 41 billion. DFM attracted 19,366 new investors, with 86% being foreign nationals. Institutional investors accounted for 72% of the total trading value, with foreign investors contributing 53%. Despite a slight 1% decline in market capitalization to AED 897 billion, the DFM maintained strong trading activity and investor confidence, reinforcing Dubai's status as a leading financial hub.
The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) reported strong growth in the first quarter of 2025, achieving a net profit before tax of AED 134.9 million. The Average Daily Trading Value reached AED 663 million, marking a 67% increase from the previous year, and the total traded value rose by 61% to AED 41 billion. Total consolidated revenue for Q1 2025 was AED 186.5 million, up 26% year-on-year. DFM attracted 19,366 new investors, with 86% being foreign nationals, and institutional investors accounted for 72% of the total trading value, with foreign investors contributing 53%. Despite global market uncertainties, DFM maintained strong performance, reinforcing Dubai's status as a global financial hub. The market capitalization of DFM-listed companies was AED 897 billion at the end of March 2025, a slight 1% decline from the end of 2024.