Non-Jordanian Investments at the ASE during February 2009

The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year 2009 until February 2009 was JD465.1 million, representing 29.4% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD446.5 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment until February 2009 showed an increase by JD18.6 million, compared to an increase by JD22.0 million in the same period of the year 2008.

Arab investors purchases during 2009 was JD432.3 million, or 93.0% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD32.8 million, constituting 7.0%. Arab investors sales amounted to JD399.3 million, 89.4% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD47.3 million, representing 10.6% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during February 2009 was JD302.1 million, representing 30.8% of the overall trading volume, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD288.4 million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during February 2009 showed an increase by JD13.7 million.

Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by end of February 2009 represented 49.1% of the total market value, 34.4% for Arab investors and 14.7% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the financial sector was 50.8%, in the services sector was 34.2%, and in the industrial sector was 53.5%.