Non-Jordanian Investments at the ASE during February 2012

The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year until the end of February 2012 was JD49.5million, representing 13.9% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD46.1million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment for the same period showed an increase of JD3.4million, compared to an increase of JD5.4million for the same period in the year 2011.

Arab investors purchases since the beginning of the year until the end of February were JD40.1million, or 81.0% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD9.4million, constituting 19.0% of the total purchases. Arab investors sales amounted to JD 36.7 million, 79.6% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD9.4million, representing 20.4% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during February 2012 was JD19.3million, representing 9.7% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD20.6million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during February 2012 showed decrease by JD1.3million.

Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by end of February 2012 represented 51.4% of the total market value, 33.6% for Arab investors and 17.8% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the financial sector was 53.8%, in the services sector was 35.3%, and in the industrial sector was 57.0%.