Non-Jordanian Investments at the ASE during September 2011

The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year 2011 until the end of September was JD474.5 million, representing 20.2% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD394.9 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment for the same period showed an increase of JD79.6 million, compared to a decrease of JD19.2 million for the same period in the year 2010.

Arab investors' purchases since the beginning of the year 2011 until the end of September were JD309 million, or 65.1% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD165.6 million, constituting 34.9% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians. Arab investors sales amounted to JD288.4 million, 73% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD106.5 million, representing 27% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during September 2011 was JD30.4 million, representing 15.4% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD30.9 million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during September 2011 showed a decrease by JD0.5 million.
Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by end of September 2011 represented 50.8% of the total market value, 33.7% for Arab investors and 17.1% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the financial sector was 53%, in the services sector was 35.1%, and in the industrial sector was 56.3%.