Abu Dhabi, Feb 8, 2026, 01:14 (GST) — The market has closed.
- IHC ended the session unchanged at 399.60 dirhams on the ADX.
- The company flagged a stock exchange notice, alerting investors to phishing messages featuring its name and logo.
- UAE stocks edged up this week as attention remained fixed on Iran-U.S. negotiations and oil prices.
International Holding Company PJSC (IHC.AD) flagged a rise in phishing emails and online schemes abusing its name and branding, according to a disclosure on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange. IHC shares closed flat at 399.60 dirhams on Friday.
The notice dropped into a market once more moving on headlines. UAE shares edged up Friday, investors keeping an eye on oil swings and the Iran-U.S. nuclear talks.
This all matters, given the broader “risk on” mood—though it’s a fragile one. A handful of headlines from Muscat, Washington, or Tehran? Those can jolt Gulf markets in a hurry. And after the weekend, when trading resumes Monday, any gap often seems even wider.
IHC warned that fraudsters have been posing as the company—using its name, staff identities, and logo—to push bogus investment deals and tenders online, aiming to collect personal, business, and financial data, including credit card and bank information. The company stressed that legitimate messages “will always come from an ‘@ihcuae.com’ domain.” ADX API Gateway
IHC stock barely budged on Friday, moving just between 399.40 and 399.60 dirhams. Trading volume hit 237,109 shares, with turnover near 94.7 million dirhams, market data from Mubasher showed.
Lately, IHC shares just haven’t budged. For days, the stock has settled right around 399.5 to 399.6 dirhams, rarely straying more than a few tenths from that narrow band.
IHC, listed in Abu Dhabi, started life as International Fish Farming Holding, per Reuters company data.
The phishing alert alone rarely moves valuations much. Things change, though, if regulators highlight larger losses or if similar attacks start popping up. Then what began as a standard notice could quickly morph into a retail investor confidence problem.
The next big mover? Just the market reopening. ADX opens for business Monday through Friday, trading straight from 10:00 to 14:45 GST, then wraps up at 15:00, Emirates NBD Securities notes.
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