Non-Jordanian Investments at the ASE during January 2012

The total value of shares that were bought by non-Jordanian investors during January 2012 was JD30.2 million, representing 19.1% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD25.5 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment during January 2012 showed a increase by JD4.7 million, compared to a increase by JD3.3 million during the same month of 2011.

Arab investors purchases during January 2012 were JD24.8 million, or 82.3% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD5.4 million, constituting 17.7% of the total purchases. Arab investors sales amounted to JD 19.6 million, 77% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD5.9 million, representing 23% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by end of January 2012 represented 51.0% of the total market value, 33.5% for Arab investors and 17.5% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the financial sector was 53.5%, in the services sector was 35.1%, and in the industrial sector was 56.5%.