Non-Jordanian Investments at the ASE during October 2009

The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year 2009 until October was JD1960.8 million, representing 23.0% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD1953.7 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment until October 2009 showed an increase by JD7.1 million, compared to an increase by JD342.6 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 October was JD1960.8 million, representing 23.0% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD1953.7 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment until October 2009 showed an increase by JD7.1 million, compared to an increase by JD342.6 million in the same period of the year 2008.

Arab investors purchases during 2009 were JD1739.4 million, or 88.7% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD221.4 million, constituting 11.3%. Arab investors sales amounted to JD1730.3 million, 88.6% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD223.4 million, representing 11.4% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during October 2009 was JD173.1 million, representing 23.1% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD185.1million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during October 2009 showed a decrease by JD12.0 million.

Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by end of October 2009 represented 48.0% of the total market value, 33.5% for Arab investors and 14.5% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the financial sector was 50.9%, in the services sector was 32.1%, and in the industrial sector was 51.9%.