Abu Dhabi – Mubasher: The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange’s (ADX) general index saw collective decline in leading sectors on Thursday.
The general index shed 1.03%, or 45.14 points, to 4,339.22 points.
The energy sector dropped 2.02%, as ADNOC Distribution lost 0.38%, while Dana Gas went down 1.37%.
The banks sector levelled down 1.2% after The National Bank of Umm Al Qaiwain (NBQ) dropped 6.67%, while RAKBANK, Union National Bank (UNB), First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) fell 1.67%, 1.55%, 1.45%, and 0.29%, respectively.
The telecommunication sector and its only stock Etisalat sank 1.16% each.
The real estate sector fell 0.4%, as Eshraq Properties and RAK Properties declined by 2.82% and 1.37%, respectively.
The ADX’s trading volume decreased to 92.51 million shares from 95.67 million shares on Wednesday, while the market’s liquidity tumbled to AED 206.32 million through 1, 539 transactions, compared to AED 231.56 million in the previous session.
Aldar Properties was the most actively-traded stock on the ADX in terms of volume, with 11 million traded shares, while FAB topped the market in terms of liquidity, with a turnover of AED 49.33 million through 225 transactions.
