Non-Jordanian Investments at the ASE during March 2009

The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year 2009 until March 2009 was JD769.3 million, representing 28.0% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD744.6 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment until March 2009 showed an increase by JD24.8 million, compared to an increase by JD24.5 million in the same period of the year 2008.

Arab investors purchases during 2009 were JD719.1 million, or 93.5% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD50.2 million, constituting 6.5%. Arab investors sales amounted to JD675.1 million, 90.7% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD69.5 million, representing 9.3% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during March 2009 was JD304.2 million, representing 26.0% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD298.0 million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during March 2009 showed an increase by JD6.2 million.

Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by end of March 2009 represented 48.6% of the total market value, 33.3% for Arab investors and 15.3% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the financial sector was 50.1%, in the services sector was 34.7%, and in the industrial sector was 53.4%.