DFM retreats 0.5 per cent

Amlak Finance, the country's biggest mortgage provider by market value, fell 3.2 per cent to Dh3.35. Officials said Amlak is talking with regulators in Syria, Turkey, Pakistan and Morocco with an aim to expanding into new regional markets.

International Financial Advisers was the biggest loser in the Dubai benchmark, falling 12.85 per cent to Dh2.85, followed by Public Warehousing Co with a slump of 10.71 per cent to Dh25.