Abu Dhabi – Mubasher: The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange’s (ADX) general index shed 0.15%, or 6.98 points, to 4,629.24 points on Monday, pressured by the real estate, banks, and energy sectors.
The real estate sector lost 0.59% after Eshraq Properties and Aldar Properties tumbled 1.28% and 0.43%, respectively.
The banks sector levelled down 0.37%, as Sharjah Islamic Bank and First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) went down 0.73% and 0.44%, respectively.
The energy sector edged down 0.08% after ADNOC Distribution fell 0.73%.
Meanwhile, the telecommunication sector and its only stock Etisalat rose 0.28% each.
The ADX’s trading volume shrank to 57.3 million shares from 72.67 million on Sunday, while the market’s turnover increased to AED 142.5 million, compared to AED 121.4 million in the previous session.
FAB topped the market in terms of liquidity, with a turnover of AED 28.75 million, while Manazel Real Estate was the most actively-traded stock in the ADX in terms of volume, with 8.44 million traded shares.
