Abu Dhabi – Mubasher: The general index of the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) went down in a week, pressured by the banking and energy sectors.
The general index lost 223.43 points, or 4.35%, to 4,914.38 points during the week ended on Thursday, 7 March.
Market capitalisation reached AED 497.306 billion over the week, while trading volume recorded 250.7 million shares and liquidity hit AED 716.057 million.
The banking sector went down 6.37%, as First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) declined 8.55%.
The energy sector tumbled 3.99% after Dana Gas levelled down 3.46% and Adnoc Distribution lost 9.38%.
The telecommunication sector and its only stock, Etisalat, retreated 0.47% each.
On the other end of the spectrum, the real estate sector gained 0.35%, as Aldar Properties rose 0.56%.
