International investors and investment institutions have increased their purchases of local stocks since the beginning of the current year, attracted primarily by the appeal of national companies listed on the exchange, ahead of plans for investments from major global and regional companies, as well as the availability of a wide range of investment opportunities for investors and portfolios.
According to the official data from the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange and Dubai Financial Market, net foreign and institutional investments in stocks amounted to 25.6 billion dirhams, constituting purchases for the first 10 months of the current year, divided between 23 billion dirhams on the Abu Dhabi Exchange and 2.6 billion dirhams on the Dubai Financial Market.
Foreign investors (both Arabs and non-Arabs) made net purchases on the two markets totaling 22.1 billion dirhams during the same period, after which they bought stocks for a total of 158.2 billion dirhams, during which time sales amounted to around 136.1 billion dirhams.
Institutional investments on the two markets achieved net purchases in local stocks totaling more than 3.46 billion dirhams since the beginning of 2024, after which the total purchase volume reached 273.7 billion dirhams, while sales amounted to approximately 270.3 billion dirhams.
