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FEDERATION OF EURO-ASIAN STOCK EXCHANGES ANNUAL REPORT JUNE 2010ABU DHABI SECURITIES EXCHANGERashed AL BaloushiDeputy Chief ExecutiveThe market capitalization of companieslisted at the ADX at the end of 2009 wasUS$ 80.2 billion AED 295 billion with anincrease of 17%.At the end of 2009 the Abu Dhabi SecuritiesExchange (ADX) had 67 companies listed,whereas, the number of listed companies atthe end of 2008 was 65. The indexincreased from 2390.01 in 2008 to2743.61in 2009.The value of trading decreased from US$63.1 billion (AED 231.9 billion) in 2008compared to US$ 19 billion (AED 69.9billion) in 2009, an decrease of 70%.Moreover, the daily average value of tradingin 2009 decreased to US$ 76.2 million (AED280 million) compared to US$ 256 million(AED 940 million) in 2008. In 2009 therewere 250 trading days compared to 247days in the previous year.The number of shares traded in 2009decreased to 37.6 billion shares comparedto 49.9 billion shares traded over theprevious year 2008, a decrease of 25%.Moreover, the daily average of tradedshares also decreased to 150 million sharescompared with 202 million shares in 2008.The number of executed trades declined to744,697 trades compared to 1,126,373trades in 2008, a decrease of -34%.The market capitalization of companieslisted at the ADX at the end of 2009 wasUS$ 80.2 billion AED 295 billion with anincrease of 17%.HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENTADX was established on November 15,2000, as the official stock exchange of AbuDhabi, and throughout this relatively briefhistory, the exchange was able to achieveremarkable growth in tandem with the robusteconomic performance of the emirate ofAbu Dhabi during the past decade.ADX serves the domestic cash equitymarket with 67 listed companies and amarket capitalization of AED 294.57 billion(US$ 80.26 billion) as on December 31,2009.On March 25, 2010, ADX launched the firstExchange Traded Funds (ETFs) tradingplatform in the GCC region. The exchangewas ranked as the second best governmententity in Abu Dhabi in terms of e-servicesand solutions.ADX has custody agreements with majorinternational financial institutions includingHSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, DeutscheBank and Citi.FUTURE OUTLOOKIn 2010 ADX will:• Increase institutional participation• Attract more foreign investors• Enhance the quality of marketintermediation• Strengthen the equity and debt markets• Develop some new indices includinginvestor confidence and satisfaction• Develop internal processes andtechnology• Invest in the social infrastructure• Develop human resourcesand;• Promote the implementation ofinternational best practicesTRADING VOLUME(US$ millions)70,00060,00050,00040,00030,00020,00010,000001 02 03 04 05 06 07 08PAGE 42