Weekly summary

The average daily trading volume for the period 23/08 – 27/08 reached JD (12.6) million compared to JD (9.4) million for the last week, a increase of (34.6%). The total trading volume during the week reached JD(50.5) million compared to JD (46.9) million during the last week. Trading a total of (26.0) million shares through (19266) transactions.

Industrial led the trading with JD(17.59) million or (34.84%) of the total trading volume. The Financial followed with a JD(17.17) million or (34.00%). Finally, the Services with a JD(15.73) million representing(31.15%) of the total trading volume.

The shares price index closed at (4008.7) points, compared to (3997.2) points for the last week, an increase of (0.29%). The Industrial index increased by (3.15%), the Financial index decreased by (0.56%), and the Services index increased by (0.29%).

The shares of (131) companies were traded, the shares prices of (49) companies rose, and the shares prices of (45) declined.

The top five gainers during the week were, the Jordan International Investment Co. by (14.75%), Al-faris National Company For Investment & Export by (10.91%), Nobar Trading Investment Company by (9.85%), Arab Phoenix Holdings by (9.78%), and Middle East Insurance by (8.91%).

The top five losers were, the National Insurance by (14.29%), Specialized Jordanian Investment by (8.33%), Injaz For Development & Projects by (5.56%), Jordanian Duty Free Shops by (5.07%), and Int'l Arabian Development And Investment Trading Co. by (5.00%).

Note: The list of the top five gainers or losers may include companies whose reference prices have been adjusted due to actions executed during the summary period. Therefore, the appearance of such companies does not necessarily reflect an actual change in their stock prices.