Abu Dhabi – Mubasher: The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) saw a positive performance for the third successive session on Monday, backed by active trading on Asmak’s stock.
The general index rose 0.64% or 29.55 points to reach 4,663.69 points.
Turnover amounted to AED 465.37 million on Monday, compared to AED 237.92 million on Sunday. Trading volume reached 275.9 million shares, compared to 157.67 million shares.
The consumer staples sector topped gainers after rising 4.74% and generated AED 88.75 million, backed by Asmak which grew 15% and saw turnover of AED 76.5 million.
The banks sector increased 1.07% after National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) grew 2.40% and 0.67% respectively.
The real estate sector advanced 0.27% as Aldar Properties and Eshraq Properties levelled up 0.37% and 0.95% respectively.
On the flipside, the energy sector fell 0.39% due to a decline in TAQA by 2%.
The industrial sector led losers after falling 2% as RAK Ceramic was the worst performer with a 5.14% decline.
