Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed on the ASE Reached 50.9%

The value of shares that were bought by non-Jordanian investors at the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) since the beginning of the year until the end of February 2020 was JD 33.1 million, representing 14.1% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD 63.9 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investments showed a negative value of JD 30.8 million, whereas the net of non-Jordanian investments showed a negative value of JD 1.7 million for the same period of 2019.

The value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors at the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) in February 2020 was JD 13.7 million, representing 10.9% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD 40.8 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investments in February 2020 showed a negative value of JD 27.1 million, whereas the net of non-Jordanian investments showed a negative value of JD 1.9 million during the same month of 2019.

Arab investors purchases during February 2020 were JD 12.3 million, or 90.4% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD 1.3 million, constituting 9.6% of the total purchases. Arab investors sales amounted to JD 20.0 million, or 49.2% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD 20.7 million, representing 50.8% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

Non-Jordanian investors' ownership in companies listed at ASE by end of February 2020 represented 50.9% of the total market value, 34.7% for Arab investors and 16.2% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the financial sector was 55.1%, in the services sector was 18.6%, and 61.4% in the industrial sector.