Non-Jordanian Investments at the ASE during October 2010

The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year 2010 until end of October was JD934.1 million, representing 15.4% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD952.2 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment until end of October 2010 showed a decrease by JD18.2 million, compared to an increase by JD7.1million in the same period of the year 2009.

Total Arab investors purchases during 2010 was JD728.9 million, or 78.0% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD205.2million, constituting 22.0%. Arab investors sales amounted to JD845.6million, 88.8% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD106.7million, representing 11.2% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during October 2010 was JD45.3million, representing 11.7% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD44.4million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during October 2010 showed an increase by JD0.9million.

Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by end of October 2010 represented 49.0% of the total market value, 32.7% for Arab investors and 16.3% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the industrial sector was 53.5%, in the financial sector was 51.9%, and in the services sector was 32.7%.