Non-Jordanian Investments at the ASE during the year 2009

The total value of shares that were bought by non-Jordanian investors during the year 2009 was JD2135.4 million, representing 22.1% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted JD2139.2 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment during the year 2009 showed a decrease by JD3.8 million, compared to an increase by JD309.8 million during the year 2008.

The total value of shares that were bought by non-Jordanian investors during the year 2009 was JD2135.4 million, representing 22.1% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted JD2139.2 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment during the year 2009 showed a decrease by JD3.8 million, compared to an increase by JD309.8 million during the year 2008.

Arab investors purchases during the Year 2009 were JD1896.3 million, or 88.8% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted JD239.1 million, constituting 11.2% of the total purchases. Arab investors sales amounted JD1889.4 million, 88.3% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted JD249.8 million, representing 11.7% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during December 2009 was JD120.1 million, representing 18.3% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD125.0 million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during December 2009 showed a decrease by JD4.9 million

Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by end of December 2009 represented 48.9% of the total market value, 33.4% for Arab investors and 15.5% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the financial sector was 51.9%, in the services sector was 32.3%, and in the industrial sector was 53.1%.