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FEDERATION OF EURO-ASIAN STOCK EXCHANGES ANNUAL REPORT <strong>JUNE</strong> <strong>2013</strong>ABU DHABI SECURITIES EXCHANGECAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENTAND ECONOMIC OUTLOOKADX Performance in 2012Shares & Market PerformanceADX General Market Index: at the end of 2012was (2,630.86) at a percentile change of (9.52%)in comparison to (2,402.28) in 2011.• The traded value in ADX decreased by(-10.78%) from AED (24.7) billion in 2011 to(22) billion in 2012. Moreover, the averagedaily traded value decreased by (-10.78%)from AED (98) million in 2011 to AED (87)million in 2012.• Trading volume increased by (3.4%) to (16.4)billion shares in 2012 comparison to (15.9)billion shares in 2011. The average dailytrading volume increased by (3.4%) to (65)million shares in 2012 comparison to (62.9)million shares in 2011.• During 2012, the number of executed tradeswas (258) thousand trades compared to(283) thousand transactions in 2011, adecrease that is (-8.71%).• ADX’s market capitalization has increasedfrom AED (261) billion at the end of 2011compared to AED (285) billion at the end of2012, with a percentile change of (8.86%).• The number of listed companies in 2012 was(66) compared to (67) at the end of 2011.During 2012. Fujairah Trade Center, whichis listed under Services sector, was delistedfrom ADX.• ADX’s listed companies are segmented intonine sectors according to their services andcertificate of incorporation as follows: theBanks sector includes (14) companies, theReal Estate sector includes (4) companies,the Consumer Staples sector includes (5)companies, the Investment and Financialservices sector includes (2) companies, theIndustry sector includes (13) companies,the Telecommunication sector includes (3)companies, the Services sector includes(6) companies, the Energy sector includes(2) companies, and the Insurance sectorincludes (17) companies.The Bond Market at ADX• The trading value in 2012 was AED (147)Million while the trading value in 2011 wasAED (85.7) Million. The trading volume in2012 was (1.6) million units in comparisonto (1) million units in 2011. There were 59traded deals in 2012 in comparison to 35deals traded in 2011.Exchange Traded Funds (ETF’s)• The Volume of ETF trading in 2012 reached(306.7) thousand units; while trading Valuewas AED (1.5) Million with 6 executed tradesin 2012, in comparison to a traded Volume of(476) thousand units in 2011 with a tradingvalue of AED (2) Million with 40 transactions.ADX Achievements 2012• Obtaining full membership of WorldFederation of Exchanges (WFE). ADXis the youngest stock market to gain fullmembership status in the prestigiousorganization since the the WFE’s inception inthe 1960s.• Launch of Trading System ReplacementProject. ADX signed an agreement withNASDAQ OMX to replace the current tradingsystem (Horizon) with a new trading system(Xstream)• Using Free Float to Calculate the Index. AFree-float index also reflects market trendsmore rationally as it takes into considerationonly those shares that are available fortrading in the market. It also makes theindex more broad-based by reducing theconcentration of the top few companies inthe Index• Using Call Auction Mechanism to calculateclosing price. The migration from the currentsystem of Volume Weighted AveragePrice (VWAP) will help ADX operate moreseamlessly with global systems.• Obtaining ISO 9001:2008 in QualityManagement.• Enhancing DVP ModuleKey Information ContactsAbu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry www.abudhabichamber.aeCentral Bank of UAE www.centralbank.aeAbu Dhabi Department of Planning and Economy www.adeconomy.aeCONTACT INFORMATIONContact Name Mr. Saif Sayah Al Mansouri E-mail saifm@adx.ae Website www.adx.aePAGE 19

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