Dubai Financial Market Co’s third-quarter net loss narrowed to AED1.7m ($463,000) from AED9.3m in the same period last year, the company said on Saturday, citing increased trading activity.
The publicly owned company, which runs securities trading in Dubai, said its third-quarter revenue grew to AED36.8m, compared to AED31.7m a year ago in an emailed statement.
Its net profits for the first nine months of 2012 more than quadrupled to AED38.9m compared to last year, the company said, citing new income from its margin trading business.
The third quarter included Ramadan and the Eid al-Fitr holiday in the Gulf when business is slower.
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