Non-Jordanian Investments at the ASE during January 2010

The total value of shares that were bought by non-Jordanian investors during January 2010 was JD84.1 million, representing 14.2% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD102.0 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment during January 2010 showed a decrease by JD17.9 million, compared to an increase by JD5.0 million during the same month of 2009.

Arab investors purchases during January 2010 were JD74.2 million, or 88.2% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD9.9 million, constituting 11.8% of the total purchases. Arab investors sales amounted to JD92.4 million, 90.6% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD9.6 million, representing 9.4% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by end of January 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 33.0%, and in the industrial sector was 53.2%.