Non-Jordanian Investments at the ASE during November 2009

The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year 2009 until November was JD2015.4 million, representing 22.4% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD2014.2 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment until November 2009 showed an increase by JD1.1 million, compared to an increase by JD270.9 million in the same period of the year 2008.

The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year 2009 until November was JD2015.4 million, representing 22.4% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD2014.2 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment until November 2009 showed an increase by JD1.1 million, compared to an increase by JD270.9 million in the same period of the year 2008.

Arab investors purchases during 2009 were JD1784.2 million, or 88.5% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD231.1 million, constituting 11.5%. Arab investors sales amounted to JD1778.1 million, 88.3% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD236.2 million, representing 11.7% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during November 2009 was JD54.5 million, representing 11.5% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD60.5 million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during November 2009 showed a decrease by JD6.0 million.

Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by end of November 2009 represented 48.3% of the total market value, 33.3% for Arab investors and 15.0% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the financial sector was 50.9%, in the services sector was 32.4%, and in the industrial sector was 52.8%.