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Non-Jordanian Investments at the ASE during August 2012

The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year until the end of August 2012 was JD 202.7million, representing 15.2% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD 183.5million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment for the same period showed an increase of JD 19.2 million, compared to an increase of JD 80.1 million for the same period in the year 2011.

Arab investors purchases since the beginning of the year until the end of August were JD 133.5 million, or 65.9% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD 69.2 million, constituting 34.1% of the total purchases. Arab investors sales amounted to JD 146.4 million, 79.8% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD 37.1million, representing 20.2% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during August 2012 was JD 19.5million, representing 18.5% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD 17.3 million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during August 2012 showed a decrease of JD 2.2 million.

Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by the end of August 2012 represented 52.1% of the total market value, 34.3% for Arab investors and 17.8% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the financial sector was 54.5%, in the services sector was 34.5%, and in the industrial sector was 57.3%.