Abu Dhabi - Mubasher: The main index of Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) inched up by 0.20% or 10.67 points to 5,244.69 points by the end of Thursday’s trading session, maintaining its positive performance on Wednesday, 22 January.

The market cap value increased by around AED 910 million to AED 542.35 billion from AED 541.44 billion in the previous session.

The real estate, telecommunications, and energy sectors declined by 1.82%, 0.12%, and 0.04%, respectively, while the banks segment grew by 0.50%.

Arkan Building Materials Company was the top winner with 8.89%, while National Bank of Umm Al Qaiwain (NBQ) led the fallers with 4.04%.

Meanwhile, First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), up 0.76%, hit the highest turnover of AED 32.90 million, while Aldar Properties, down 1.78%, was the most active stock with 7.19 million traded shares.

As for the leading stocks, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) went up by 0.17%, while Dana Gas, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB), and Emirates Telecommunication Group (Etisalat) decreased by 0.43%, 0.13%, and 0.12%, respectively.