Abu Dhabi – Mubasher: The main index of Abu Dhabi Securities (ADX) fell by 0.17% or 8.86 points to 5,156.19 points by the end of Thursday’s trading session, similar to its downward performance on Wednesday, 29 January.
A total of 38.30 million shares were traded through 1,362 transactions at a value of AED 132.57 million.
The market cap value decreased by AED 390 million to AED 537.09 billion from AED 537.48 billion in the previous session.
The energy, real estate, and banks sectors declined by 0.42%, 0.43%, and 0.39%, respectively, while the telecommunications segment increased by 0.37%.
Meanwhile, Abu Dhabi Ship Building topped the decliners with 10%, while AXA Green Crescent Insurance Company led the gainers with 12.15%.
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), down 0.26%, posted the highest turnover of AED 43.96 million, while Eshraq Investments recorded the highest trading volume of 10.75 million shares.
As for the losing blue chips, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB), Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), and Dana Gas, Aldar Properties retreated by 1.03%, 0.86%, 0.77%, and 0.45%, respectively.
At the same time, Emirates Telecommunication Group (Etisalat) and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company for Distribution (ADNOC Distribution) were the rising blue chips with 0.37% and 0.32%, respectively.
