Non-Jordanian Investments at the ASE during July 2012

The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year until the end of July 2012 was JD 183.2million, representing 14.9% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD 166.3million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment for the same period showed an increase of JD 16.9 million, compared to an increase of JD 83.9 million for the same period in the year 2011.

Arab investors purchases since the beginning of the year until the end of July were JD 121.9 million, or 66.6% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD 61.3 million, constituting 33.4% of the total purchases. Arab investors sales amounted to JD 136.6 million, 82.1% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD 29.7million, representing 17.9% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during July 2012 was JD 15.29million, representing 11.1% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD 15.33 million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during July 2012 showed adecrease of JD 39.9 thousands.

Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by the end of July 2012 represented 51.6% of the total market value, 33.9% for Arab investors and 17.7% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the financial sector was 54.2%, in the services sector was 34.8%, and in the industrial sector was 56.8%.