Non-Jordanian Investments at the ASE during May 2011

The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year 2011 until the end of May was JD326.1 million, representing 21.9% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD252.2 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment for the same period showed an increase of JD73.9 million, compared to a decrease of JD7.8 million for the same period in the year 2010.

Arab investors' purchases since the beginning of the year 2011 until the end of May were JD 190.4 million, or 58.4% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD135.7 million, constituting 41.6% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians. Arab investors sales amounted to JD178.3 million, 70.7% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD73.9 million, representing 29.3% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during May 2011 was JD57.4 million, representing 18.3% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD56.8 million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during May 2011 showed an increase by JD0.6 million.
Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by end of May 2011 represented 49.8% of the total market value, 32.8% for Arab investors and 17.0% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the financial sector was 52.8%, in the services sector was 33.1%, and in the industrial sector was 54.4%.