Abu Dhabi – Mubasher: The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange’s (ADX) general index shed 38.34 points, or 0.82%, to close at 4,634.97 points on Wednesday, pressured by the real estate and banks sectors.
The ADX’s trading volume reached 39.7 million shares, while the market’s liquidity hit AED 94.7 million.
The real estate sector lost 1.44% after Aldar Properties and Eshraq Properties sank 1.44% and 1.34%, respectively.
The banks sector went down 0.82%, as First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) fell 1.2% and 0.85%, respectively.
The telecommunication sector and its only stock, Etisalat, levelled down 0.58% each, while the energy sector shed 0.2% after TAQA declined 1.43%.
FAB topped the market in terms of liquidity, with a turnover of AED 28.9 million.
Dana Gas came first in the ADX on the basis of trading volume, with 15 million traded shares.
