Non-Jordanian Investments at the ASE during June 2011

The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year 2011 until the end of June was JD363 million, representing 20.9% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD285.8 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment for the same period showed an increase of JD77.2 million, compared to a decrease of JD0.5 million for the same period in the year 2010.

Arab investors' purchases since the beginning of the year 2011 until the end of June were JD 220.3 million, or 60.7% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD142.7 million, constituting 39.3% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians. Arab investors sales amounted to JD204 million, 71.4% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD81.8 million, representing 28.6% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during June 2011 was JD37 million, representing 14.9% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD33.7 million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during June 2011 showed an increase by JD3.3 million.
Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by end of June 2011 represented 50.3% of the total market value, 32.8% for Arab investors and 17.5% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the financial sector was 52.8%, in the services sector was 34.9%, and in the industrial sector was 55.3%.