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AMMAN — Statistics released by the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) have revealed that the share of non-Jordanian investors in listed companies reached 47.9 per cent of the total market value by the end of January, with institutional investors, including companies, institutions, and funds, accounting for 33.6 per cent.
The data also showed that the value of stocks purchased by non-Jordanian investors through trading on the ASE during January 2025 amounted to JD23.3 million, representing 15.7 per cent of total trading volume the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported on Sunday.
The value of stocks sold by non-Jordanian investors during the same period totaled JD18.5 million.
Regarding Arab investors, their total purchases in January stood at JD21 million, accounting for 90.3 per cent of all non-Jordanian purchases. In contrast, non-Arab investors bought JD2.3 million worth of stocks, representing 9.7 per cent of total non-Jordanian purchases.
As for stock sales, Arab investors sold JD17.7 million worth of shares, making up 95.3 per cent of all non-Jordanian sales.
Also, non-Arab foreign investors sold JD0.9 million worth of shares, representing 4.7 per cent of total non-Jordanian sales.
Arab investors accounted for 31.9 per cent of the total market value, while non-Arab investors contributed 16 per cent.
Atthesectorial level, the share of non-Jordanian investors in listed companies was 51.2 per cent in the financial sector, 22.4 per cent in the services sector, and 53.2 per cent in the industrial sector.