Non-Jordanian Investments at the ASE during January 2011

The total value of shares that were bought by non-Jordanian investors during January 2011 was JD75.3million, representing 18.6% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD72.1million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment during January 2011 showed a increase by JD3.3 million, compared to an decrease by JD17.9 million during the same month of 2010.

Arab investors purchases during January 2011 were JD39.5million, or 52.4% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD35.9million, constituting 47.6% of the total purchases. Arab investors sales amounted to JD41.2million, 57.1% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD30.9 million, representing 42.9% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by end of January 2011 represented 49.6% of the total market value, 32.5% for Arab investors and 17.1% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the financial sector was 52.2%, in the services sector was 33.4%, and in the industrial sector was 54.6%.