Abu Dhabi – Mubasher: The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange’s (ADX) general index shed 36.71 points, or 0.78%, to close at 4,653.03 points on Thursday, pressured by the real estate, telecommunication, and energy sectors.
The ADX’s trading volume declined to 71.7 million shares from 73.61 million on Wednesday, while the market’s liquidity rose to AED 172.5 million versus AED 138.86 million in the previous session.
The real estate sector lost 2.23% after Eshraq Properties dropped 4% and Aldar Properties went down 1.9%.
The telecommunication sector and its only sector, Etisalat, levelled down 1.16% each.
The energy sector sank 0.92% after Dana Gas declined 1.08%.
The banks sector decreased by 0.56%, as First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) fell 1.2%.
On the other and, the consumer staples sector grew 0.29%, as Agthia increased by 0.46%.
The Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) led the ADX in terms of liquidity, with a turnover of AED 49.16 million, while TAQA topped the market on the basis of volume, with 19 million traded shares.
