London: The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) Group is set to lead a delegation comprising 23 prominent listed companies to the fifth HSBC GCC Exchanges Conference in London from 8th to 11th June. The delegation aims to highlight the resilience, deep liquidity, and robust growth prospects of Abu Dhabi's capital market to global investors, business leaders, and policymakers.
According to Emirates News Agency, the ADX delegation will be headed by Chairman Ghannam Al Mazrouei and Group CEO Abdulla Salem Alnuaimi. This visit comes after a period of recent global market volatility, during which ADX demonstrated notable resilience and quickly recovered relative to regional peers. The market's performance underscored the strength of its underlying infrastructure and prior market structure enhancements, sustaining liquidity and attracting long-term international investors.
Abdulla Salem Alnuaimi, Group Chief Executive Officer of the ADX Group, stated, "Global investors can confidently look to Abu Dhabi as a market that continues to preserve and grow value across shifting economic cycles. ADX's recovery during recent volatility demonstrated the strength of our infrastructure, liquidity, and market structure." Alnuaimi emphasized the connection between international capital and long-term structural growth, supported by strong corporate performance.
In Q1 2026, ADX-listed companies reported AED48 billion, approximately US$13.1 billion, in profits, marking a 17% year-on-year increase. Additionally, AED66.2 billion in dividends have been announced this year, reinforcing the market's depth, resilience, and shareholder value. This operational resilience is supported by Abu Dhabi's strong economic fundamentals, including one of the highest sovereign credit ratings globally and a strong non-oil GDP growth of 7.6% year-on-year in Q3 2025, according to the Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi (SCAD).
As of April 2026, ADX's market capitalization reached AED2.83 trillion, approximately US$771 billion, with an average daily trading value of AED1.4 billion, or US$381 million, representing an 8.2% year-on-year increase. Institutional investors recorded AED182 billion, or US$49.6 billion, in trading value, accounting for 77% of the exchange's total trading value, while foreign investors contributed 47.3% of the total trading value, amounting to AED111 billion, or US$30.4 billion.
Since the beginning of 2026, ADX-listed companies have announced cash dividends totaling AED66.2 billion, or approximately US$18 billion, continuing to deliver strong earnings, significant shareholder returns, and sustained business growth. The London Roadshow will feature 23 ADX-listed companies representing key growth sectors across Abu Dhabi's diversified economy, including energy, infrastructure, financial services, real estate, logistics, healthcare, consumer goods, SpaceTech, AI, and telecommunications.