RIYADH: Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange closed the first half of 2026 with a record total market value of 2.8 trillion Emirati dirhams ($762 billion), backed by 171 billion dirhams in trading value.
According to the Emirates News Agency, total traded volume rose 3.7 percent year on year to 50.3 billion shares, while average daily trading volume climbed 9 percent to 423 million shares, with roughly 3.3 million transactions executed, a 12 percent annual increase.
Market makers lifted their share of total trading value by three percentage points to 15 percent, adding further depth to liquidity.
The UAE’s Capital Market Authority reported that it completed 3,170 licenses and approvals in 2025, up from 1,272 the previous year, a roughly 150 percent jump it described as one of the strongest annual increases on record, pointing to a deepening pool of long-term capital across the UAE’s markets.
“Abdulla Salem Alnuaimi, CEO of ADX Group, said the exchange’s focus remains on building a more advanced market with strong liquidity and closer ties to global markets, in support of Abu Dhabi’s position as an open, leading global economy and a preferred destination for business and investment,” according to WAM.
