Abu Dhabi – Mubasher: The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) finished Wednesday with a positive performance after rising 54.39 points, or 1.10%, to 5,021.18 points, recording its highest performance in two months.
The ADX’s traded volume stood at 58 million shares on Wednesday, up from 32.94 million during the previous session, while trading value surged to AED 282.744 million, from AED 123.81 million.
First Abu Dhabi Bank’s (FAB) stock, which added 2.80%, led the market in terms of both trading volume and value after 11.5 million shares were exchanged, with a turnover of AED 168.207 million, acquiring around 60% of the bourse’s liquidity.
The real estate sector inched up 0.27% as Aldar Properties’ stock edged up 0.59%.
On the flipside, the energy sector shed 0.67% as the stocks of Abu Dhabi National Energy (TAQA) and Dana Gas decreased 0.93%, and 0.88%, respectively.
The services sector was the worst performer falling 4.46% after Abu Dhabi National Hotels’ (ADNH) stock slid 10%, whereas the consumer staples sector gained 2.22% as Agthia Group’s stock levelled up 3.68%.
