Non Jordanian Investment at The ASE during June 2013

The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year until the end of ـJune 2013 was JD771.6 million, representing 36.9% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD665.5 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment for the same period showed an increase of JD106.1 million, compared to an increase of JD17.0 million for the same period of 2012.

Arab investors purchases since the beginning of the year until the end of June were JD705.5 million, or 91.4% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD66.1 million, constituting 8.6% of the total purchases. Arab investors sales amounted to JD618.7million, 93.0% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD46.8million, representing 7.0% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during June 2013 was JD71.0 million, representing 30.3% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD30.5 million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during June 2013 showed an increase of JD40.5 million.

Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by the end of June 2013 represented 51.0% of the total market value, 34.2% for Arab investors and 16.8% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the market capitalization of listed companies at the end of June reached 54.4% for the Financial sector, 32.5% for the Services sector, and 55.7% for the Industrial sector.