Non-Jordanian Investments at the ASE during October 2012

The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year until the end of October 2012 was JD 269.4 million, representing 16.5% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD 241.7million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment for the same period showed an increase of JD 27.6 million, compared to an increase of JD 78.0 million for the same period in the year 2011.

Arab investors purchases since the beginning of the year until the end of October were JD 190.3 million, or 70.7% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD 79.0 million, constituting 29.3% of the total purchases. Arab investors sales amounted to JD 194.1 million, 80.3% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD 47.7million, representing 19.7% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during October 2012 was JD 28.6million, representing 18.5% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD 23.6 million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during October 2012 showed an increase of JD 5.0 million.

Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by the end of October 2012 represented 52.0% of the total market value, 33.8% for Arab investors and 18.2% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the financial sector was 54.4%, in the services sector was 34.8%, and in the industrial sector was 57.8%.