Dubai’s DFM Index Closes Lower for a Second Session

Dubai’s DFM General Index closed September 30 at 5,960.54 points, down 27.43 points, or 0.46%, according to the exchange’s dated daily table. The website had switched to “Closed” when checked. It was a second consecutive decline after September 29’s 0.17% fall.

The verified session record

The two-session comparison

Compared with September 28, the index was 37.79 points lower, a calculated decline of approximately 0.63%. That two-session calculation is different from the exchange’s single-day 0.46% change. It should not be described as a monthly return or a prediction for the next session.

Why the dated table takes priority

During verification, another chart panel on the same page used a different comparison base. CapKet used the explicitly dated September 30 and September 29 rows, which reconcile exactly with the 27.43-point decline, rather than mixing the chart’s figures into the daily report. This is a source-display limitation, not evidence of an exchange trading error.

DFM explains that its indices represent different parts of the listed market and that S&P DJI acts as calculation agent for selected indices. The DFM General Index is not interchangeable with the Sharia or UAE ESG benchmarks.

No opening level, company-specific explanation or futures substitute is supplied because those observations were not verified. See the UK futures update for a market whose session was still ongoing.

Source and timing: DFM index page and dated daily table; DFM historical-data service. Observed on 30 September 2026 at 16:34:21 IST. Quote/session time: 30 September dated DFM row; market marked Closed. Daily rows and closed status verified. The second link identifies the exchange’s historical-data service, not independent corroboration. No investment recommendation.

Related coverage: CapKet Markets. This is a dated report, not a continuously updating price feed.