Non-Jordanian Investments at the ASE during November 2010

The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year 2010 until November was JD973.0 million, representing 15.4% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD988.6 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment until November 2010 showed a decrease by JD15.7 million, compared to an increase by JD1.1 million for the same period of the year 2009.

Arab investors purchases during 2010 were JD753.2 million, or 77.4% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD219.8 million, constituting 22.6%. Arab investors sales amounted to JD877.6 million, 88.8% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD111.1 million, representing 11.2% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during November 2010 was JD38.9 million, representing 13.7% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD36.4 million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during November 2010 showed an increase by JD2.5 million.
Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by end of November 2010 represented 49.1% of the total market value, 32.7% for Arab investors and 16.4% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the industrial sector was 53.5%, in the financial sector was 52.1%, and in the services sector was 33.1%.