The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) reported a robust performance in the first quarter of 2025, marked by a sharp rise in foreign and institutional investment activity.
Foreign investor trades (buy and sell) surged by 62.2% year-on-year to AED69.79 billion, up from AED43.03 billion in Q1 2024. Net foreign investment soared 151%, climbing from AED3.4 billion to over AED8.5 billion, indicating rising international confidence in the UAE’s capital markets.
Foreign investors accounted for 42% of total trading value, compared to 31% a year earlier, while market capitalisation grew by 3.2% to over AED2.93 trillion.
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) also saw heightened interest, with their market value more than doubling to AED1.64 billion from AED784.4 million.
Trading liquidity improved significantly, with total trading value up nearly 21% to AED83.3 billion and traded volume increasing by 39% to 22.45 billion shares. The number of executed trades jumped by 41% to 1.35 million.
Institutional investor trading activity rose 22%, reaching AED134.9 billion in Q1 2025, up from AED110.6 billion in the same period last year.
