ADX sees 99.5% surge in foreign net investment in H1
ABU DHABI (WAM)Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) demonstrated significant growth across its key indicators in the first half of 2025, compared to the same period in 2024.According to ADX data, foreign net investment saw a remarkable 99.5 percent increase, surging from approximately Dh6.84 billion in H1 2024 to over Dh13.6 billion in H1 2025.Total trading value also rose substantially, by 33.5 percent, reaching around Dh179.5 billion in the first half of 2025, up from Dh134.4 billion in the corresponding period last year.
The average daily trading value climbed by 31.4 percent, from nearly Dh1.1 billion to approximately Dh1.45 billion.
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