Non-Jordanian Investments at the ASE during August 2010

The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year 2010 until end of August was JD807.1million, representing 15.8% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD823.7million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment until end of August 2010 showed a decrease by JD16.6 million, compared to an increase by JD29.4million in the same period of the year 2009.

Total Arab investors purchases during 2010 was JD625.9 million, or 77.5% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD181.2million, constituting 22.5%. Arab investors sales amounted to JD730.4million, 88.7% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD93.3million, representing 11.3% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during August 2010 was JD42.7million, representing 9.6% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD64.2million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during August 2010 showed a decrease by JD21.6million.
Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by end of August 2010 represented 48.6% of the total market value, 32.7% for Arab investors and 15.9% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the financial sector was 51.8%, in the services sector was 32.9%, and in the industrial sector was 52.9%.