The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) general index ended trading on Wednesday with a strong rise, settling at 9778.26 points, with a growth of 2.670%, equivalent to 254.32 points, reflecting a remarkable resilience in the performance of the capital's stocks and their ability to absorb the repercussions of current events.
The session saw active liquidity flows totaling AED 1.662 billion, resulting from the trading of 444.716 million shares. These trades were executed through 42,946 transactions.
The session witnessed a significant advantage for winning stocks, with the prices of 69 companies rising compared to only 18 companies declining, while 42 companies maintained their price levels without change.
The market capitalization of the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange jumped to AED 2.955 trillion at the close of trading today, compared to about AED 2.879 trillion in yesterday’s session, achieving huge market gains of AED 76 billion, representing a growth of 2.64%.
Rabco Investment Company's stock led the list of gainers with a 13.182% increase at the close of trading, while Ooredoo's stock led the declines with a 4.954% decrease.
Aldar Properties' stock led in trading values with approximately AED 198.508 million, while Pure Health Holding's stock led in trading volumes with approximately 53.986 million shares.
Regarding sector performance, all sectors of the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) recorded gains by the end of trading today, led by the healthcare sector with a strong growth of 5.73%, followed by the utilities sector at 4.84%, and the real estate sector at 3.57%. The industrial sector also rose by 2.23%, the financial sector by 2.13%, and the energy sector by 1.91%.
Other sectors saw varying increases, with the consumer goods sector growing by 1.79%, the technology sector by 1.30%, and the communications sector by 1.48%, while the basic materials sector and the discretionary consumer sector recorded the lowest increases at 0.36% and 0.79% respectively.
Regarding investor trends, foreign investors recorded net purchases of AED 21.444 million, resulting from purchases of AED 764.910 million and sales of AED 743.466 million.
Gulf investors also achieved net purchases of AED 19.198 million, based on purchases of AED 69.946 million compared to sales of AED 50.747 million.
In contrast, Arab investors recorded net sales of AED 15.190 million, with purchases amounting to AED 61.731 million and sales amounting to AED 76.921 million.
UAE investors also tended towards liquidation with a net sale of AED 25.452 million, as a result of purchases worth AED 766.068 million and sales worth AED 791.520 million.
