Dubai's main share index (.DFMGI) added 1.3%, as Emirates NBD Bank (ENBD.DU) registered its best jump since April 2020 of 6.3% ahead of its earnings results next week.

Analysts expect the bank to post a net profit of more than 9 billion dirhams ($2.45 billion) for 2021, up from 7 billion ($1.91 billion) dirhams a year earlier, according to Refinitiv data.

Abu Dhabi's index (.FTFADGI) edged up 0.3% as gains in telecom shares helped offset a slip in financial stocks.

Telecoms operator Etisalat Group (ETISALAT.AD) rose 3.2%, while the country's largest lender First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB.AD) was down 1.3%.

The Dubai index gained 0.3% for the week, while Abu Dhabi's added 3.3%.

Markets in the UAE shifted to a new Monday-to-Friday working week from the start of the year to better align with global markets.

($1 = 3.6726 UAE dirham)