A whole host of UAE firms have been added to FTSE indices, while one was excluded, in its semi-annual index review (pdf). The biggest upgrade was for Adnoc Gas, which is now part of FTSE’s All-Cap, Large-Cap, All-World, and Total-Cap Indices, after state-owned oil giant Adnoc completed a USD 2.84 bn secondary offering of the unit in February 2025 — one of the largest ever on the ADX — boosting its freefloat and liquidity.

Onto the mid-cap: Data analytics firm Presight joined the midcap index, as well as the All-Cap, All-World, and Total-Cap indices. Presight inclusion came on the back of an increase in its market cap, which currently stands at AED 20.5 bn. The firm had a breakout performance in 1H 2025, netting AED 1.1 bn in revenues, an 80% y-o-y jump, and building a robust AED 3.7 bn order backlog as of June, underscoring increased appetite for AI plays.

PLUS- Plenty of micro-cap additions: Spinneys, due to a now eligible gross market cap, has joined the micro-cap index, alongside Alpha Data, which IPOed earlier this year and E7 Group, which saw increased liquidity.

On the flip side, Burjeel Holdings was dropped from the mid-cap basket, with FTSE citing a “failed investable market cap.” Its market cap currently stands at AED 7.8 bn. Logistics firm Al Seer Marine was also downgraded from the small-cap index to the micro cap.

Why it matters: Inclusion in a FTSE index signals that a company meets international standards on size and liquidity, which puts it on global investors’ radar. It also opens the door to passive inflows from funds and ETFs that track the benchmarks, boosting liquidity and visibility.

The changes will take effect after market close on Friday, 19 September 2025, according to a separate statement (pdf).

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