big rush for etisalat shares as uae opens ownership
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Big rush for Etisalat shares as UAE opens ownership

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UAE telecom giant Etisalat
Abu Dhabi - AFP

Local investors have gone on a buying spree to stock up on shares in UAE telecom giant Etisalat after the government decided to open it up to foreigners, an analyst said Wednesday.

The government owns 60 percent of Etisalat, the Arab world's second-largest telecom firm, and wants to keep that stake, while the remaining 40 percent is owned by local investors.

Etisalat said Monday the federal government had decided to allow foreign investors to buy 20 percent of the company's shares.

In reaction, the share price rose the maximum allowable 15 percent Tuesday, hitting the mark again Wednesday, before profit-taking pared the daily gain to 5.07 percent.

The 14.50 dirham closing price was the highest in almost 10 years.

As many as 13.77 million Etisalat shares changed hands -- the largest volume in almost two years -- valued at $58 million (51.8 billion euros).

"It is clear that local investors are buying heavily in preparation for when the company is opened to foreign investors," said Sebastien Henin, head of asset management at Abu Dhabi-based The National Investor.

"Another reason is that Etisalat stocks have been trading for a long time well below their fair value," Henin told AFP.

The brisk trading on heavily weighted Etisalat helped push the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange index up 1.4 percent Wednesday to 4,821.52 points.

Etisalat serves 145 million customers in 15 countries.

 

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