Non-Jordanian Investments at the ASE during March 2010

The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year 2010 until March was JD354.4 million, representing 17.6% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD350.5 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment until March 2010 showed an increase by JD3.9 million, compared to an increase by JD24.8 million in the same period of the year 2009.

Arab investors purchases during 2010 were JD246.1 million, or 69.4% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD108.3 million, constituting 30.6%. Arab investors sales amounted to JD316.7 million, 90.4% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD33.8 million, representing 9.6% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during March 2010 was JD196.5 million, representing 21.1% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD165.5 million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during March 2010 showed a increase by JD31.0 million.

Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by end of March 2010 represented 48.5% of the total market value, 32.4% for Arab investors and 16.1% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the financial sector was 51.3%, in the services sector was 32.8%, and in the industrial sector was 53.2%.