Non-Jordanian Investments at the ASE during February 2011

The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year 2011 until February was JD118.2 million, representing 19.0% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD112.8 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment for the same period showed an increase by JD5.4 million, compared to an decrease by JD27.1 million in the same period of the year 2010.

Arab investors purchases since the beginning of the year 2011 until February were JD 74.6 million, or 63.1% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD43.6 million, constituting 36.9%. Arab investors sales amounted to JD77.6 million, 68.8% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD35.2 million, representing 31.2% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during February 2011 was JD42.9 million, representing 19.8% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD40.7 million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during February 2011 showed an increase by JD2.1 million.
Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by end of February 2011 represented 49.6% of the total market value, 32.6% for Arab investors and 17.0% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the financial sector was 52.6%, in the services sector was 33.5%, and in the industrial sector was 54.0%.