Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Index Drops 0.58% to 9,936.67 Points Amid Pressure on Blue Chips

The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) traded in negative territory today, with the index falling to 9,936.67 points - a decrease of 57.90 points or 0.579%. Total trading value reached AED 132,511,189.24, with 29,741,347 shares exchanged in 2,923 transactions. The market capitalization stood at AED 2,995,110,199,602 across 90 listed securities at the time of reporting.

Among blue-chip stocks, IHC held steady at AED 399.5 with no change, while ADNOC L&S dropped 1.35% to AED 5.83, ADNOC GAS slipped 0.86% to AED 3.47, ALDAR fell 1.48% to AED 8.65, and FAB decreased 1.15% to AED 17.26. ADNOC GAS led trading volumes with over 4 million shares, followed by TAQA, ESHRAQ, ALDAR, and ADNOC Drilling.

Top gainers included KICO (+2.57%), LULU (+0.89%), PRESIGHT (+0.62%), GFH (+0.43%), and SUDATEL (+0.41%). Conversely, GCEM (-3.69%), RAKWCT (-2.65%), BURJEEL (-2.29%), ALPHADHABI (-2.34%), and AMR (-2.34%) were among the biggest losers.

Session trends indicate defensive trading, with clear pressure on heavyweight stocks and limited resilience among selected gainers. The index's direction remains dependent on liquidity balance between blue chips and the rest of the market for the remainder of the session.