Non-Jordanian Investments at the ASE during June 2012

The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year until the end of June 2012 was JD 167.9 million, representing 15.3% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD 150.9 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment for the same period showed an increase of JD 17.0 million, compared to an increase of JD 77.2 million for the same period in the year 2011.

Arab investors purchases since the beginning of the year until the end of June were JD 109.7 million, or 65.4% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD 58.2 million, constituting 34.6% of the total purchases. Arab investors sales amounted to JD 123.7 million, 82.0 % of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD 27.2 million, representing 18.0% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during June 2012 was JD 15.9 million, representing 12.1% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD 15.9 million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during June 2012 showed an increase of JD 3.0 thousands.

Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by the end of June 2012 represented 51.4% of the total market value, 33.8% for Arab investors and 17.6% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the financial sector was 54.0%, in the services sector was 34.7%, and in the industrial sector was 56.6%.