Dubai Financial Market (DFM) has released its consolidated financial results for the first quarter of 2025, which reflect record trading activity and sustained investor interest.
In Q1 2025, DFM reached its highest Average Daily Trading Value (ADTV) in over ten years at AED663m ($180.5m), marking a 67% year-on-year increase. Total traded value surged by 61% to AED41bn ($11.2bn), compared to AED25.5bn ($6.9bn) in Q1 2024.
DFM’s consolidated revenue for Q1 2025 was AED186.5m ($50.8m), up from AED148.1m ($40.3m) in the same period of 2024.
Revenue consisted of AED86m ($23.4m) from operating income and AED100.5m ($27.4m) from investment returns and other income.
Net profit before tax increased to AED134.9m ($36.7m), compared to AED95.6m ($26m) in Q1 2024.
Expenses, excluding tax, amounted to AED51.6m ($14m), slightly down from AED52.5m ($14.2m) in the previous year.
Helal Saeed Al Marri, Chairman of DFM, commented: “Despite shifting global market conditions, DFM has maintained strong performance and investor confidence, highlighted by record trading activity. Our dynamic market continues to enhance Dubai’s role as a global financial hub.”
Building on 2024’s momentum, DFM’s ADTV reached AED663m ($180.5m), a 67% increase from AED398m ($108.3m) in Q1 2024, driven by strong trading volumes and capital inflows, despite global uncertainties.
The market capitalisation of DFM-listed companies stood at AED897bn ($244.2bn) by March 2025, reflecting a slight 1% decrease from the end of 2024.
Average daily trades grew by 33% year-on-year to 13,400, showing increased liquidity and active investor participation.
Hamed Ali, CEO of DFM and Nasdaq Dubai, noted: “The first quarter’s record trading performance highlights our market’s strength and growing global appeal, with robust capital inflows and increasing institutional participation.”
DFM attracted 19,366 new investors in Q1 2025, 86% of whom were foreign nationals, and foreign investors contributed 53% of the total trading value. Institutional investors accounted for 72% of total trading value, up from 65% in the same period last year.
