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Non-Jordanian Investments at the ASE during September 2009

The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year 2009 until September was JD1787.7 million, representing 23.0% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD1768.7 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment until September 2009 showed an increase by JD19.1 million, compared to an increase by JD309.9 million in the same period of the year 2008.

Arab investors purchases during 2009 were JD1594.6 million, or 89.2% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD193.2 million, constituting 10.8%. Arab investors sales amounted to JD1592.6 million, 90.0% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD176.0 million, representing 10.0% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during September 2009 was JD89.1 million, representing 12.2% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD99.4million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during September 2009 showed a decrease by JD10.3 million.

Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by end of September 2009 represented 48.3% of the total market value, 33.6% for Arab investors and 14.7% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the financial sector was 50.6%, in the services sector was 31.9%, and in the industrial sector was 53.2%.