Emaar Properties led the Dubais bourse higher, surging 8.02 per cent during as of 1:14pm during Sunday’s trading.
The Dubai Financial Market’s index, the Gulf Arab regions leading gainer, was up 2.82 per cent at 1,713.77 points.
Most Gulf Arab bourses rose supported by strength in oil prices.
Meanwhile, energy shares have been among the sharpest gainers in the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, as oil prices steady above $61.50 (Dh226) a barrel.
Shares of Abu Dhabi Energy Co (Taqa) climbed 4.55 per cent and Dana Gas by 6.73 per cent as the emirates index advances 0.84 percent to 2,634 points during early trading on Sunday.
"Oil is stable above $60, international markets look good, and the economy is looking better," says Ahmed Hamdy, a senior relationship manager at Prime Emirates in Abu Dhabi.
Analysts have expected Gulf stock markets to rise in early trading on Sunday, buoyed by strength in Saudi Arabias bourse on Saturday and rising oil prices.
"Oil stayed above $61.50 a barrel which will reflect well on our markets," says Matthew Wakeman, managing director, cash and equity-linked trading at EFG-Hermes in Dubai.
"We should be pretty stable and slightly higher given the fact we did see some profit-taking last week."
The kindgoms index closed 0.8 per cent higher at 6,101 points on Saturday.
Most Gulf Arab bourses edged higher on Thursday led by Qatar.
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