Non Jordanian Investment at The ASE During November 2015

The total value of shares that were bought by non-Jordanian investors during November 2015 was JD32.5 million, representing 21.2% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD25.1 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investments during November 2015 showed an increase by JD7.5 million.

The total value of shares that were bought by non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year until the end of November 2015 was JD500.1 million, representing 18.0% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD501.7 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investments showed a decrease of JD1.5 million, compared to a decrease by JD25.8 million for the same period of 2014.  

Arab investors purchases since the beginning of the year until the end of November 2015 were JD429.6 million, or 85.9% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD70.5 million, constituting 14.1% of the total purchases. Arab investors sales amounted to JD410.6 million, 81.9% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD91.0 million, representing 18.1% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

Non-Jordanian investors ownership in companies listed at the ASE by end of November 2015 represented 49.2% of the total market value, 37.4% for Arab investors and 11.8% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian investors ownership in the financial sector was 55.1%, in the services sector was 24.4%, and in the industrial sector was 50.9%.