The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) recorded a 151% increase in net foreign investment in the first quarter of 2025, reaching over Dh8.5 billion, up from Dh3.4 billion in the same period last year, according to official exchange data.
Total foreign trading value, including buys and sells, rose 62.2% year-on-year to Dh69.79 billion, compared to Dh43.03 billion in Q1 2024. Foreign participation accounted for 42% of total market trading, up from 31% a year earlier.
Market capitalisation increased by 3.2% to Dh2.93 trillion at the end of the quarter, compared to Dh2.84 trillion in Q1 2024.
Trading activity also climbed, with total traded value rising 21% to Dh83.3 billion. The number of executed trades reached 1.35 million, a 41% increase from the 961,800 recorded in the year-earlier period. Traded volume rose 39% to 22.45 billion shares.
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on ADX saw their market value more than double, growing 109% to Dh1.64 billion from Dh784.4 million, signalling the broader adoption of passive investment vehicles in the market.
Institutional investors contributed Dh134.9 billion in trading activity during the quarter, a 22% increase from Dh110.6 billion in Q1 2024.
