Non-Jordanian Investments at the ASE during March 2012

The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year until the end of March 2012 was JD81.8 million, representing 14.0% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD73.0 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment for the same period showed an increase of JD8.8 million, compared to an increase of JD44.0 million for the same period in the year 2011.

Arab investors purchases since the beginning of the year until the end of March were JD65.7million, or 80.3% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD16.1 million, constituting 19.7% of the total purchases. Arab investors sales amounted to JD 59.3 million, 81.2% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD13.7million, representing 18.8% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during March 2012 was JD32.3 million, representing 14.3% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD26.9 million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during March 2012 showed an increase of JD5.4million.

Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by the end of March 2012 represented 51.6% of the total market value, 34.0% for Arab investors and 17.6% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the financial sector was 54.1%, in the services sector was 35.3%, and in the industrial sector was 57.1%.