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Non-Jordanian Investments at the ASE during July 2010

The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year 2010 until end of July was JD764.4 million, representing 16.4% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD759.5 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment until end of July 2010 showed an increase by JD4.9 million, compared to an increase by JD40.8 million in the same period of the year 2009.

Total Arab investors purchases during 2010 was JD595.1 million, or 77.8% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD169.3 million, constituting 22.2%. Arab investors sales amounted to JD679.9 million, 89.5% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD79.6 million, representing 10.5% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during July 2010 was JD44.7 million, representing 10.4% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD39.4 million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during July 2010 showed an increase by JD5.3 million.

Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by end of July 2010 represented 48.6% of the total market value, 32.8% for Arab investors and 15.8% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the financial sector was 51.7%, in the services sector was 33.1%, and in the industrial sector was 52.9%.