Abu Dhabi-Mubasher: Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) saw a noticeable decline amid the collective fall of sectors in Sunday's early trades.
The general index fell 4.5% to reach 3,777.14 points; the lowest level in two years.
The UAE markets will continue their negative performance this week after the lifting of sanctions on Iran and expectations of oil oversupply, said Tarek Al Essawy, CEO of a financial consulting company.
The market saw trading of 34.4 million shares through 627 transactions, with turnover of AED 66.34 million.
The real estate sector led decliners by 7.27%, weighed by RAK Properties and Aldar Properties which levelled down 8.16% and 7.5%, respectively.
The real estate sector fell 6.86% after TAQA decreased 8.7%.
The banks sector slid 5.18% as First Gulf Bank lost 7.8%.
The telecom sector went down 1.5% due to a drop in the consumer staples and services sectors by 1.15% and 0.6% in a row
Dana Gas was the most active company after trading 12.6 million shares, declining 4.3%.
Etisalat was the value leader after generating AED 21.9 million, falling 1.54%.