Abu Dhabi – Mubasher: The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange’s (ADX) general index added 1.02% or 43.74 points to 2,326.81 points on Monday, pushed by blue chips.
The real estate sector gained 1.36% after RAK Properties, Manazel Real Estate, and Aldar Properties went up 2.94%, 1.85%, and 1.36%, respectively.
The telecommunication sector and its only stock Etisalat grew 1.22% each.
The energy sector levelled up 0.85% after Dana Gas increased by 1.43%.
The banks sector gained 0.83%, boosted by National Bank of Fujairah (NBF), which soared 8.7%.
Union National Bank (UNB), Bank of Sharjah, First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), and Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) added 2.06%, 1.64%, 0.99%, and 0.27%, respectively.
The ADX’s trading volume decreased to 41.6 million shares from 45.9 million shares on 29 November, while the market’s liquidity dropped to AED 120.2 million through 1,136 transactions, compared to AED 164.5 million in the previous session.
Aldar Properties’ stock was the most actively-traded stock on the ADX in terms of volume, with 7 million traded shares, while Etisalat ranked first among the market’s stocks in terms of value, with a turnover of AED 25.5 million through 161 transactions.
