Non-Jordanian Investments at the ASE during May 2010

The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year 2010 until May was JD631.7 million, representing 16.9% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD639.4million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment until May 2010 showed a decrease by JD7.7million, compared to an increase by JD61.2 million in the same period of the year 2009.

Arab investors purchases during 2010 were JD485.5 million, or 76.8% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD146.3million, constituting 23.2%. Arab investors sales amounted to JD580.0 million, 90.7% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD59.4 million, representing 9.3% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during May 2010 was JD104.2 million, representing 17.8% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD105.8 million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during May 2010 showed a decrease by JD1.6 million.
Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by end of May 2010 represented 48.4% of the total market value, 32.6% for Arab investors and 15.8% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the financial sector was 51.5%, in the services sector was 32.7%, and in the industrial sector was 52.6%.