Dubai – Mubasher: The number of investors in the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) amounted to 961,000, the ADX’s CEO Rashed Al Blooshi said.

The foreign investors represent about 40% of the ADX’s total investors, Al Blooshi added, noting that the number of listed enterprises in the ADX reached 7,400 by the end of first half of 2017.

The market capitalisation of the listed firms on the ADX stood at AED 455 billion by the end of H1-17.

The ratio of cash dividends distributions of the listed companies on the ADX reached 5.8%, registering one of the highest international rates.