The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors during the year 2010 was JD1036.6 million, representing 15.5% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD1051.2 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment during the year 2010 showed a decrease by JD14.6 million, compared to a decrease by JD3.8 million for the year 2009.
Arab investors' purchases during 2010 were JD801.1 million, or 77.3% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD235.5 million, constituting 22.7%. Arab investors sales amounted to JD919.6 million, 87.5% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD131.6 million, representing 12.5% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.
The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during December 2010 was JD61.7 million, representing 17.4% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD60.5 million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during December 2010 showed an increase by JD1.2 million.
Non-Jordanian ownership in companies listed at the ASE by end of December 2010 represented 49.6% of the total market value, 32.6% for Arab investors and 17.0% for non-Arab investors. At the sector level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the industrial sector was 54.7%, in the financial sector was 52.0%, and in the services sector was 33.0%.