Abu Dhabi – Mubasher: The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange’s (ADX) general index rose 1.5%, or 67.13 points, to 4,548.43 points.
The ADX’s trading volume increased to 124.04 million shares from 56.08 million shares on Wednesday, while the market’s liquidity surged to AED 192.7 million, compared to AED 152.67 million shares in the previous session.
The banks sector led the market’s gainers, rising 2.02% after Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) and First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) soared 2.82% and 2.35%, respectively.
The telecommunications sector and its only stock Etisalat went up 1.42% each.
Meanwhile, the real estate sector shed 0.32%, as Aldar Properties lost 1.32%.
The energy sector went down 0.27% after ADNOC Distribution tumbled 0.76%.
The real estate sector topped the market in terms of both trading volume and value, with 65.79 million traded shares and a turnover of AED 80.1 million.
