The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), the independent regulator of banking, financial and markets activity within the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), has announced the temporary closure of Nasdaq Dubai on Monday, 2 March 2026 and Tuesday, 3 March 2026.
Nasdaq Dubai, the international exchange located in the DIFC, offers regional and global investors access to a broad range of instruments, including equities, derivatives, sukuk and conventional bonds.
The DFSA stated that it continues to monitor regional developments closely and remains in regular coordination with local authorities and relevant advisory bodies.
For further information, please contact:
Corporate Communications
Dubai Financial Services Authority
Level 13, The Gate, West Wing
Dubai, UAE
Email: DFSAcorpcomms@dfsa.ae
Website: www.dfsa.ae
The Dubai Financial Services Authority serves as the independent regulator of financial services conducted in and from the Dubai International Financial Centre, a purpose-built financial free zone in Dubai. Its regulatory mandate spans asset management, banking and credit services, securities, collective investment funds, custody and trust services, commodities futures trading, Islamic finance, insurance, crowdfunding platforms, money services, as well as international equities and commodities derivatives exchanges. In addition to overseeing financial and ancillary services, the DFSA administers Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) legislation applicable to regulated firms and Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions operating within the DIFC. Further details are available on the DFSA’s official website.
