Abu Dhabi – Mubasher: The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) closed Thursday down, pressured by the decline of the real estate and banks sectors, amid lower trading activity.
The general index dropped 0.81% or 36.9 points, closing at 4,518.14 points.
Turnover fell to AED 107.41 million from AED 212.04 million on Wednesday, while trading volume halved to 53.94 million shares down from 107.35 million shares in the previous session.
The real estate sector declined 1.6%, dragged by the decline of Aldar Properties and Eshraq properties by 1.77% and 0.85%, respectively.
The banking sector lost 1.13%, after the National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) fell by 1.4% and 0.99%, respectively.
Eshraq Properties was the most active stock in terms of traded volume with 26.83 million shares, generating AED 31.03 million in value.
