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The total number of investors in Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), by the end of H1 2017 reached 961,000 with a total of 2,276 investor numbers issued by ADX
during the same period.
Of the total numbers issued during the first half of 2017, 2020 were for individuals and 256 for institutions. Up to 1,173 numbers were issued for UAE nationals, 93 for GCC nationals, 455 for Arab nationals, and 555 for other nationalities. Additionally, 209 new numbers were issued for foreign institutions during the same period.
Total trading value by UAE investors reached AED29.5 billion, followed by other nationalities with AED15.9 billion; Arab nationals with AED6.5 billion, and GCC nationals with AED4.4 billion.
Net foreign investments during the first half of 2017 reached AED1.72 billion, where foreign investors buy value of shares reached AED14.3 billion and their sell value was AED12.6 billion.