The storm had already claimed the lives of at least two people in China's Hainan and 16 people in the Philippines
On Dubai Financial Market, key banking and service sector shares including Emirates Bank, Dubai Islamic Bank, Emaar, Amlak and Shuaa were headed south. On the Abu Dhabi Stock Market, the banking sector shares reported modest gains. Reflecting the sectorial gains, the NBAD banking sector subindex gained 140 points while the service and insurance subindices slipped 360 and 19 points, respectively.
Across the two bourses the turnover improved marginally by 8 per cent to Dh1.5 billion. DFM traded over 100m shares worth over Dh1.28b. Emaar and Amlak slipped 2.7 per cent and 3.5 per cent.
The storm had already claimed the lives of at least two people in China's Hainan and 16 people in the Philippines
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The former all-rounder has returned to cricket during the past year after a horrific car crash at the end of 2022
Dubai Police have asked drivers to be extra cautious
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Traffic will be diverted to the opposite side during this period