Non-Jordanian Investments at the ASE during March 2013

The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year until the end of March 2013 was JD 140.5 million, representing 17.1% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD88.2 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment for the same period showed an increase of JD52.3 million, compared to an increase of JD8.8 million for the same period in the year 2012.

Arab investors purchases since the beginning of the year until the end of March were JD107.6 million, or 76.6 % of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD 32.9 million, constituting 23.4% of the total purchases. Arab investors sales amounted to JD 62.0 million, 70.3% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD 26.2 million, representing 29.7% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during March 2013 was JD77.4 million, representing 19.1% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD 36.4 million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during March 2013 showed an increase of JD 41.0 million.

Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by the end of March 2013 represented 50.8% of the total market value, 33.3% for Arab investors and 17.5% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the market capitalization of listed companies at the end of March reached 53.4% for the financial sector, 34.2% for the services sector, and 55.9% for the industrial sector.