Non-Jordanian Investments at the ASE during June 2010

The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year 2010 until June was JD719.7 million, representing 17.0% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD720.1million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment until June 2010 showed a decrease by JD0.4million, compared to an increase by JD67.5 million in the same period of the year 2009.

Arab investors purchases during 2010 were JD562.5 million, or 78.2% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD157.1million, constituting 21.8%. Arab investors sales amounted to JD647.4 million, 89.9% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD72.7 million, representing 10.1% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during June 2010 was JD88.0 million, representing 17.9% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD80.7 million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during June 2010 showed an increase by JD7.2 million.
Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by end of June 2010 represented 48.7% of the total market value, 32.8% for Arab investors and 15.9% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the financial sector was 51.8%, in the services sector was 33.0%, and in the industrial sector was 53.0%.