Non-Jordanian Investments at the ASE during May 2009

The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year 2009 until May 2009 was JD1317.8 million, representing 26.0% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD1256.5 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment until May 2009 showed an increase by JD61.3 million, compared to an increase by JD110.2 million in the same period of the year 2008.

Arab investors purchases during 2009 were JD1212.8 million, or 92.0% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD105.0 million, constituting 8.0%. Arab investors sales amounted to JD1151.5 million, 91.6% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD104.9 million, representing 8.4% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during May 2009 was JD295.7 million, representing 26.7% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD255.4 million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during May 2009 showed an Increase by JD40.3 million.

Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by end of May 2009 represented 49.4% of the total market value, 34.2% for Arab investors and 15.2% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the financial sector was 51.0%, in the services sector was 33.7%, and in the industrial sector was 53.9%.