Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Closes Down 0.97% Amid Selling Pressure on Real Estate, Banks, and Energy

The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) closed trading on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, with a decline of 0.97%, as the general index fell to 9,964.22 points, losing 97.05 points. Trading activity totaled AED 775.6 million in value, with a volume of 178.78 million shares executed through 15,185 transactions. The total market capitalization of listed companies was approximately AED 3.04 trillion, covering 91 securities.

Top stocks by trading value were International Holding Company (IHC) at AED 87.04 million (price unchanged at AED 399.60), Aldar Properties (ALDAR) at AED 80.63 million (down 3.59% at AED 8.60), ADNOC Gas (ADNOCGAS) at AED 72.77 million (down 1.14% at AED 3.48), First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) at AED 64.59 million (down 2.81% at AED 17.30), and 2PointZero at AED 51.28 million (down 2.24% at AED 2.62).

By trading volume, ADNOC Gas led with 20.88 million shares, followed by 2PointZero (19.79 million), Aldar Properties (9.28 million), Borouge (8.43 million), and Eshraq Investments (8.55 million).

The top gainers included Aram Group (+4.18% at AED 2.49), RAKBANK (+4.21% at AED 8.41), Abu Dhabi Ports (+1.68% at AED 4.84), Alpha Dhabi Holding (+1.36% at AED 9.70), and National Bank of Umm Al Quwain (+2.40% at AED 2.99).

Among the biggest decliners were Gulf Investment Corporation (-7.56% at AED 5.50), Orascom Construction (-6.29% at AED 32.80), Gulf Navigation (-6.39% at AED 2.49), Julphar (-4.13% at AED 1.16), and Eshraq Investments (-3.30% at AED 0.469).

The session's close reflects marked selling pressure on real estate, banking, and energy shares, with selective performance among blue-chip stocks. Investors remain cautious, monitoring global market trends as the year-end approaches.