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Non Jordanian Investment at The ASE During June 2015

The total value of shares that were bought by non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year until the end of June 2015 was JD268.8 million, representing 20.5% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD260.3 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investments showed an increase of JD8.4 million, compared to a decrease by JD28.5 million for the same period of 2014.  

The total value of shares that were bought by non-Jordanian investors during June  2015 was JD56.9 million, representing 20.9% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD63.8 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investments during June 2015 showed a decrease by JD6.9 million.

 Arab investors purchases since the beginning of the year until the end of June 2015  were JD231.2 million, or 86% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD37.6 million, constituting 14% of the total purchases. Arab investors sales amounted to JD221.3 million, 85% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD39 million, representing 15% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

 Non-Jordanians ownership in companies listed at the ASE by end of June 2015 represented 49.1% of the total market value, 36.3% for Arab investors and 12.8% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanians ownership in the financial sector was 54.9%, in the services sector was 26.5%, and in the industrial sector was 51.5%.