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adjective assiduous, at work, busily emmloyed, busily engaged, busy, effective, effectual, efficient, energetic, enterprising, functioning, impiger, in a state of action, in actual process, in operation, in practice, industrious, industrius, navus, operant, performing, sedulous, trenchant, vigorous, working
Associated concepts: active concealment, active negligence, active participant, active tort feasor, active trust, active wrongdoing, passive negligence, passive tort feasor

ACTIVE. The opposite, of passive. We say active debts, or debts due to us; passive debts are those we owe.

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As leading active stocks saw gains in share prices, selling pressure was evident.

Dubai Financial Market stocks down in trading, third straight day

Union Properties, Al Salam Bank-Bahrain, Gulf Finance House and Arabtec were among the other active stocks that witnessed gains.

UAE stocks rebound after tensions ease in Ukraine

These trading rules will be phased in over the next eight months, with Nasdaq's 50 most active stocks the first to be covered.

NEW NASDAQ RULES COULD SAVE INVESTORS MILLIONS

59 billion contract for a mixed use development in Abu Dhabi's Al Reem Island, was among the top five active stocks in terms of turnover, advancing 5.

UAE markets move in opposite directions

In the capital, among the active stocks, Dana Gas, Ras Al Khaimah Properties, Ras Al Khaimah Cement and Bildco were the gainers, adding 3.