Dubai:

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) said the number of US investors registered in ADX is currently about 3,800 investors of which 1,637 are individual investors and 2,163 are institutional investors, highlighting that the total trading value of US investors exceeded Dh7 billion in 2017.

The bourse concluded its first roadshow for the year in New York City accompanied by a number of its listed companies. The roadshow enabled ADX listed companies to engage with potential new investors, fund managers, asset management companies to inform them about their growth strategies and recent developments.

Commenting on the roadshow’s results, Rashid Al Beloushi, Chief Executive of ADX, said the total value of shares owned by American investors were at Dh11.2 billion by the end of 2017, which represents 25.4 per cent of the Dh44 billion market value of shares owned by foreigners till the end of 2017.