Non-Jordanian Investments at the ASE during April 2011

The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year 2011 until the end of April was JD268.6 million, representing 22.8% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD195.3 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment for the same period showed an increase of JD73.3 million, compared to a decrease of JD6.2 million for the same period in the year 2010.

Arab investors' purchases since the beginning of the year 2011 until the end of April were JD 144.3 million, or 53.7% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD124.4million, constituting 46.3% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians. Arab investors sales amounted to JD135.1 million, 69.1% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD60.3 million, representing 30.9% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during April 2011 was JD71.3 million, representing 27.0% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD42.0 million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during April 2011 showed an increase by JD29.3 million.
Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by end of April 2011 represented 50.0% of the total market value, 32.8% for Arab investors and 17.2% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the financial sector was 53.0%, in the services sector was 33.7%, and in the industrial sector was 54.4%.