The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year until the end of February 2013 was JD63.1 million, representing 15.1% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD51.8 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment for the same period showed an increase of JD11.3 million, compared to an increase of JD3.4 million for the same period in the year 2012.
Arab investors purchases since the beginning of the year until the end of February were JD39.4 million, or 62.4 % of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD23.7 million, constituting 37.6% of the total purchases. Arab investors sales amounted to JD35.8 million, 69.1% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD16.0 million, representing 30.9% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.
The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during February 2013 was JD28.8 million, representing 13.5% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD24.6 million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during February 2013 showed an increase of JD4.2 million.
Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by the end of February 2013 represented 51.2% of the total market value, 33.8% for Arab investors and 17.4% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the financial sector was 54.3%, in the services sector was 33.9%, and in the industrial sector was 56.1%.