Banks stocks pressure ADX down Monday

Abu Dhabi – Mubasher: The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) erased its early gains and saw a negative performance on Monday, pressured by the fall of banks stocks.

The main index fell 0.09% or 3.82 points to reach 4,482.46 points.

The services sector led losers after declining 3.4% as Abu Dhabi National Hotels (ADNH) slid 9.8%.

The banks sector declined 0.14% as Union National Bank (UNB), Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) and National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) went down 3.9%, 0.63% and 0.43% respectively.

On the flipside, the energy sector rose 1.4% as Dana Gas grew 1.72%.

The real estate sector also grew 0.5% due to an increase in Aldar Properties by 0.76%.

The market saw trading of 74.29 million shares on Monday, compared to 61.92 million shares on Sunday. Turnover stood at AED 105.42 million, compared to AED 95.18 million.

Mubasher Contribution Time: 19-Sep-2016 11:45 (GMT)
Mubasher Last Update Time: 19-Sep-2016 11:45 (GMT)