Non-Jordanian Investments at the ASE during January 2013

The total value of shares that were bought by non-Jordanian investors during January 2013 was JD34.3 million, representing 16.8% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD27.3 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment during January 2013 showed a increase by JD7.0 million, compared to a increase by JD4.7 million during the same month of 2011.

Arab investors purchases during January 2013 were JD19.9 million, or 58.1% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD14.4 million, constituting 41.9% of the total purchases. Arab investors sales amounted to JD18.8 million, 68.9% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD8.5 million, representing 31.1% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by end of January 2013 represented 51.5% of the total market value, 33.8% for Arab investors and 17.7% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the financial sector was 54.2%, in the services sector was 34.3%, and in the industrial sector was 56.8%.