Abu Dhabi – Mubasher: The benchmark index of Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) rose by 0.13% or 6.42 points to 5,087.21 points by the end of Thursday’s trading session, unlike its downward performance on Wednesday, 5 February.
A total of 43.36 million shares were traded through 1,547 transactions at a value of AED 161.28 million.
The market cap value increased by AED 790 million to AED 532.15 billion from AED 531.36 billion during the previous session.
Meanwhile, the telecommunications and banks sectors grew by 0.62% and 0.10%, respectively, while the energy and real estate segments fell by 0.36% and 0.24%, respectively.
Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) topped the gainers with 5.34%, while National Marine Dredging Company led the decliners with 9.89%.
At the same time, First Abu Dhabi (FAB) posted the highest turnover of AED 67.04 million, while Dana Gas recorded the highest trading volume of 8.10 million shares.
As for the rising blue chips, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) and Emirates Telecommunication Group (Etisalat) increased by 1.05% and 0.62%, respectively.
On the other hand, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company for Distribution (ADNOC Distribution) and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) were the losing blue chips with 0.97% and 0.64%, respectively.
