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Non Jordanian Investment at The ASE During October 2015

The total value of shares that were bought by non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year until the end of October 2015 was JD467.6 million, representing 17.8% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD476.6 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investments showed a decrease of JD9 million, compared to a decrease by JD27.4 million for the same period of 2014.  

Arab investors purchases since the beginning of the year until the end of October 2015 were JD410.1 million, or 87.7% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD57.5 million, constituting 12.3% of the total purchases. Arab investors sales amounted to JD392.5 million, 82.3% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD84.1 million, representing 17.7% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

The total value of shares that were bought by non-Jordanian investors during October 2015 was JD48.6 million, representing 21.8% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD53.2 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investments during October 2015 showed a decrease by JD4.6 million.

Non-Jordanian investors ownership in companies listed at the ASE by end of October 2015 represented 49.3% of the total market value, 37.5% for Arab investors and 11.8% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian investors ownership in the financial sector was 55%, in the services sector was 23.8%, and in the industrial sector was 51.3%.