Abu Dhabi – Mubasher: The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) ended Wednesday’s trading session with a negative performance, dragged by the fall of the telecommunication and banks sectors.
The general index retreated 41.84 points, or 0.86%, ending the session at 4,819.83 points. The ADX’s trading volume reached 42.44 million shares exchanged at a turnover of AED 172.300 million through 1,527 transactions.
The telecommunication sector topped the losers, after it fell along with its sole stock Etisalat by 4.07% each.
The banks sector inched down 0.04% as Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) levelled down 2.43%.
On the other hand, the real estate sector topped the gainers, adding 1.74% on the back of Aldar Properties’ 2.12% growth, while the energy sector increased by 0.26% as Dana Gas advanced 1.17%.
By the end of the session, ADIB’s stock led the market in terms of trading volume with 11.50 million shares, generating AED 51 million in liquidity.
