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ABU DHABI (WAM)
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) posted a strong performance in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, driven by significant increases in liquidity and investment activity, particularly from foreign and institutional investors.
According to ADX data, the value of foreign investor trades (buy and sell) rose by approximately 62.2 per cent to around Dh69.79 billion in Q1 2025, up from Dh43.03 billion in Q1 2024.
Foreign net investment recorded a substantial growth of 151 per cent, increasing from about Dh3.4 billion to over Dh8.5 billion, reflecting growing confidence of international investors in the UAE market.
The contribution of foreign investors to total trading value grew to 42 per cent in Q1 2025, up from 31 per cent in the same period of 2024, marking an 11-percentage-point increase.
The market capitalisation rose by approximately 3.2 per cent to exceed Dh2.93 trillion at the end of Q1 2025, compared to Dh2.84 trillion at the end of Q1 2024.
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) witnessed a notable increase, with market value rising by 109 per cent to approximately Dh1.64 billion, compared to Dh784.4 million, highlighting growing investor interest in this asset class.
In terms of liquidity, the total trading value grew by nearly 21 per cent to Dh83.3 billion in Q1 2025, compared to Dh68.95 billion in Q1 2024. The traded volume rose by 39 per cent to over 22.45 billion shares from 16.11 billion shares, while the number of executed trades increased by around 41 per cent to reach 1.35 million, up from 961,800 trades in the same comparison period.
Institutional investors also recorded a 22 per cent increase in trading value (buy and sell), reaching over Dh134.9 billion in Q1 2025, compared to around Dh110.6 billion in the same period last year.
