The total value of shares that were bought by non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year until the end of August 2015 was JD375.5 million, representing 17.0% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD372.5 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investments showed an increase of JD3.0 million, compared to a decrease by JD28.2million for the same period of 2014.
Arab investors purchases since the beginning of the year until the end of August 2015 were JD322.7million, or 85.9% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD52.8million, constituting 14.1% of the total purchases. Arab investors sales amounted to JD318.6million, 85.5% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD53.9 million, representing 14.5% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.
The total value of shares that were bought by non-Jordanian investors during August 2015 was JD59.9 million, representing 19.7% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD64.1 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investments during August 2015 showed a decrease by JD4.2 million.
Non-Jordanian investors ownership in companies listed at the ASE by end of August 2015 represented 49.9% of the total market value, 37.4% for Arab investors and 12.5% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian investors ownership in the financial sector was 55.5%, in the services sector was 25.0%, and in the industrial sector was 51.9%.