Non-Jordanian Investments at the ASE during March 2011

The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year 2011 until the end of March was JD197.3 million, representing 21.6% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD153.4 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment for the same period showed an increase of JD44.0 million, compared to an increase of JD3.9 million for the same period in the year 2010.

Arab investors' purchases since the beginning of the year 2011 until the end of March were JD 108.1 million, or 54.8% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD89.2 million, constituting 45.2% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians. Arab investors sales amounted to JD106.8 million, 69.6% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD46.6 million, representing 30.4% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during March 2011 was JD79.1 million, representing 27.3% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD40.5 million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during March 2011 showed an increase by JD38.6 million.
Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by end of March 2011 represented 49.8% of the total market value, 32.9% for Arab investors and 16.9% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the financial sector was 53.0%, in the services sector was 34.1%, and in the industrial sector was 53.9%.