Abu Dhabi – Mubasher: The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) closed Tuesday’s trading session in the red, pressured by the fall of the banks, real estate and energy sectors.
The general index decreased by 37.15 points, or 0.76%, closing the mid-week session at 4,828.67 points.
The ADX’s trading volume reached 32.43 million shares exchanged with a turnover of AED 149.98 million through 1,272 transactions.
The banks sector headed the bourse’s losers falling 0.97% as First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) and Umm Al Qaiwain General Investments went down 1.29% and 10%, respectively.
Similarly, the real estate sector levelled down 0.82% as Eshraq Properties and Aldar Properties plunged 2.11% and 0.65%, respectively, while the energy sector fell 0.73% on the back of Abu Dhabi National Energy’s (Taqa) 9.09% drop.
Meanwhile, the industrial and insurance sectors were the market’s only gainers adding 0.13% and 0.03%, respectively.
