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Non-Jordanian Investments at the ASE during May 2013

The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year until the end of May 2013 was JD700.6 million, representing 37.8% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD635.0 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment for the same period showed an increase of JD65.6 million, compared to an increase of JD16.9 million for the same period of 2012.

Arab investors purchases since the beginning of the year until the end of April were JD644.2 million, or 91.9% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD56.4 million, constituting 8.1% of the total purchases. Arab investors sales amounted to JD596.4 million, 93.9% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD38.5 million, representing 6.1% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during May 2013 was JD28.5 million, representing 15.7% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD24.4 million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during May 2013 showed an increase of JD4.1 million.

Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by the end of May 2013 represented 51.3% of the total market value, 33.9% for Arab investors and 17.4% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the market capitalization of listed companies at the end of May reached 54.0% for the Financial sector, 34.0% for the Services sector, and 56.6% for the Industrial sector.