Emaar Properties shares led trading on the Dubai Financial Market during Thursday's session on September 17, 2026, with a value of about 614.21 million dirhams. The stock closed 0.51% higher at 11.80 dirhams, as the market index rose 0.34%.
Emaar Properties share performance
The stock rose 0.06 dirhams from the previous session's close of 11.74 dirhams, while the average trading price was 11.867 dirhams. The share price ranged from a high of 12.08 dirhams to a low of 11.72 dirhams during the session, after opening at 11.98 dirhams.
Emaar Properties shares accounted for about 86.4% of total trading value in the real estate sector, which reached about 711.10 million dirhams during the session. The sector recorded trading of 66.81 million shares through 7,322 transactions, while its total market capitalization stood at about 180.75 billion dirhams.
Dubai index rises 0.34%
The Dubai Financial Market Index ended Thursday's session at 5,986.76 points, up 20.11 points, or 0.34%. Total trading value on the market reached about 1.093 billion dirhams through 18,820 transactions, with 243.19 million shares traded, while total market capitalization stood at about 980.16 billion dirhams.
Special dividends worth 4.4 billion dirhams
Emaar Properties' board had approved, at its meeting held on September 16, 2026, a one-off special dividend worth 4.4 billion dirhams for shareholders, equivalent to 0.50 dirhams per share, in addition to the company's regular annual dividend distributions.
The distribution is subject to shareholder approval at the general assembly meeting and the receipt of the required regulatory approvals. The company said details of the entitlement date and the dividend payment date would be announced in due course.
The board reviewed proposals related to leveraging the company's various businesses to create additional value for shareholders and requested further legal and financial analysis of them in preparation for presenting them to the board and obtaining final approval.
The stock gains 6.12% in a month
Emaar Properties shares rose 6.12% between August 17 and September 17, 2026, climbing from 11.12 dirhams to 11.80 dirhams, for gains of 0.68 dirhams per share.
The stock edged up to 11.14 dirhams on August 24 before declining to 10.88 dirhams on August 31, its lowest level among the specified measurement points during the period. It then resumed its rise, closing at 11.14 dirhams on September 7 and 11.70 dirhams on September 14, before reaching 11.80 dirhams at the close of the September 17 session.
The stock's gains therefore reached about 8.46% from its August 31 close of 10.88 dirhams, while it rose about 0.85% between September 14 and September 17.
