Abu Dhabi Financial Market Opens Slightly Lower Amid Active Trading

The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange commenced today's session with a slight decrease, with the general index settling at 10,000.33 points, down 0.55 points or 0.005%, amidst active trading and good liquidity in the early minutes of the session.

The total trading value reached approximately 81.65 million dirhams, distributed over 35.64 million shares through 1,376 transactions, with shares of 91 listed companies traded in the market.

Most Active Stocks at Opening

The session witnessed notable activity in several leading and mid-cap stocks, with the following key traded stock prices:

• AGILITY at 1.150 dirhams, up 0.87%
• ADNOC GAS at 3.500 dirhams, up 0.57%
• ADIB at 21.040 dirhams, up 0.19%
• ADCB at 14.780 dirhams, up 0.27%
• BOROUGE at 2.550 dirhams, down 0.39%
• ESHRAG at 0.489 dirhams, down 0.81%
• DANA at 0.844 dirhams, up 0.36%

Winners at Session Start

The leading gainers included:

• GCEM at 1.170 dirhams, up 1.74%
• ADSB at 7.250 dirhams, up 0.98%
• EMSTEEL at 1.130 dirhams, up 0.89%
• AGILITY and MAIR, both up 0.87%

Notable Losers

Conversely, several stocks faced limited selling pressure, including:

• FCI at 0.500 dirhams, down 2.15%
• PHX at 1.010 dirhams, down 1.94%
• BILDCO at 1.520 dirhams, down 1.93%
• ADNH at 0.444 dirhams, down 1.33%
• AMR at 1.610 dirhams, down 1.23%

Overview

The performance of the Abu Dhabi Financial Market at opening reflects a state of cautious balance between profit-taking and selective buying, as investors await global market trends, interest rate movements, and any updates regarding the performance of listed companies as the year-end approaches.