ADX sees 99.5% surge in foreign net investment in H1
According to ADX data, foreign net investment saw a remarkable 99.5 percent increase, surging from approximately Dhs6.84 billion in H1 2024 to over Dhs13.6 billion in H1 2025.
Total trading value also rose substantially, by 33.5 per cent, reaching around Dhs179.5 billion in the first half of 2025, up from Dhs134.4 billion in the corresponding period last year. The average daily trading value climbed by 31.4 per cent, from nearly Dhs1.1 billion to approximately Dhs1.45 billion.
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