Non-Jordanian Investment at the ASE during 2012

The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors during 2012 was JD 322.9 million, representing 16.3% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD 285.3 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment for the same period showed an increase of JD 37.7 million, compared to an increase of JD 78.6 million for 2011.

Arab investors purchases during 2012 were JD 227.7 million, or 70.5% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD 95.2 million, constituting 29.5% of the total purchases. Arab investors sales amounted to JD 225.8 million, 79.2% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD59.4 million, representing 20.8% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during December 2012 was JD 32.9 million, representing 16.6% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD 28.4 million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during December 2012 showed an increase of JD 4.4 million.

on-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by the end of 2012 represented 51.7% of the total market value, 33.8% for Arab investors and 17.9% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the financial sector was 54.3%, in the services sector was 34.6%, and in the industrial sector was 57.3%.