Non-Jordanian Investments at the ASE during September 2012

The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year until the end of September 2012 was JD 240.7 million, representing 16.3% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD 218.1million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment for the same period showed an increase of JD 22.3 million, compared to an increase of JD 79.6 million for the same period in the year 2011.

Arab investors purchases since the beginning of the year until the end of September were JD 166.1 million, or 69.0% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD 74.7 million, constituting 31.0% of the total purchases. Arab investors sales amounted to JD 176.4 million, 80.9% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD 41.7million, representing 19.1% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during September 2012 was JD 38.1million, representing 27.3% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD 34.6 million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during September 2012 showed an increase of JD 3.5 million.

Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by the end of September 2012 represented 52.2% of the total market value, 34.2% for Arab investors and 18.0% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the financial sector was 54.4%, in the services sector was 34.6%, and in the industrial sector was 57.8%.