Abu Dhabi-Mubasher: The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) reversed the upward trend it witnessed for four sessions, dragged down by the fall of the banks, telecom and energy sectors.
The general index declined 0.62% or 27.19 points to reach 4,381.13 points.
The banks sector led losers after falling 1.10%, weighed down by First Gulf Bank (FGB) and National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) which levelled down 2.45% and 2.03%, respectively.
The telecom sector slid 0.53% as Etisalat retreated 0.53%.
The energy sector declined 0.37% after TAQA retreated 1.72%.
On the flipside, the real estate sector rose 0.95% due to an increase in Eshraq Properties and Aldar Properties by 1.25% and 1.10% respectively.
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) was the value leader after generating AED 26.84 million, while RAK Properties was the most active stock after trading 38.11 million shares.
Trading volume reached 86.36 million shares on Thursday, compared to 272.96 million shares on Wednesday.
Turnover stood at AED 134.82 million, compared to AED 1.26 billion.
