Dubai: The value of shares traded on Dubai Financial Market jumped 83.9 per cent to be at Dh26.1 billion in June, compared to Dh14.2 billion recorded during May.

The number of shares traded increased by 48.4 per cent to reach 14.2 billion shares during this month compared to 9.6 billion shares traded during May. The number of transactions executed during June up 65.9 per cent to reach 227.2 thousands compared to 137 thousand deals carried out during the previous month, the Dubai bourse said in a statement.

The market capitalisation on the Dubai Financial Market increased at the end of June by 3.8 per cent to reach Dh369.4 billion compared to Dh355.7 billion at the end of May.