Non-Jordanian Investments at the ASE during February 2010

The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year 2010 until February was JD158 million, representing 14.6% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD185.1 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment until February 2010 showed a decrease by JD27.1 million, compared to an increase by JD18.6 million in the same period of the year 2009.

Arab investors purchases during 2010 were JD132.5 million, or 83.9% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD25.4 million, constituting 16.1%. Arab investors sales amounted to JD163.5 million, 88.3% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD21.6 million, representing 11.7% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during February 2010 was JD73.9 million, representing 15.0% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD83.1million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during February 2010 showed a decrease by JD9.2million.
Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by end of February 2010 represented 48.8% of the total market value, 32.9% for Arab investors and 15.9% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the financial sector was 51.6%, in the services sector was 33.4%, and in the industrial sector was 53.4%.