Non-Jordanian Investments at the ASE During September 2010

The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year 2010 until end of September was JD888.8million, representing 15.7% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD907.9million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment until end of September 2010 showed a decrease by JD19.1 million, compared to an increase by JD19.1million in the same period of the year 2009.

Total Arab investors purchases during 2010 was JD694.2 million, or 78.1% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD194.6million, constituting 21.9%. Arab investors sales amounted to JD804.7million, 88.6% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD103.1million, representing 11.4% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during September 2010 was JD81.7million, representing 14.6% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD84.1million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during September 2010 showed a decrease by JD2.4million.
Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by end of September 2010 represented 48.8% of the total market value, 32.8% for Arab investors and 16.0% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the financial sector was 51.9%, in the services sector was 33.0%, and in the industrial sector was 53.3%.