Ammon News - Non-Jordanian investors held a 47.9 percent stake in the total market value of companies listed on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) by the end of January 2025, according to ASE statistics.

Institutional investors, including companies, institutions, and funds, accounted for 33.6 percent of the total.

The data showed that non-Jordanian investors purchased shares worth JD23.3 million in January, representing 15.7 percent of the total trading volume, while their sales amounted to JD18.5 million during the same period.

Arab investors dominated foreign trading, with purchases totaling JD21 million, or 90.3 percent of all non-Jordanian acquisitions. Non-Arab investors accounted for JD2.3 million, representing 9.7 percent of foreign purchases. Arab sales reached JD17.7 million, making up 95.3 percent of total non-Jordanian sales, while non-Arab sales stood at JD0.9 million, or 4.7 percent.

Arab investors contributed 31.9 percent to the ASE’s total market value, while non-Arab investors accounted for 16.0 percent.

Sector-wise, foreign ownership stood at 51.2 percent in the financial sector, 22.4 percent in the services sector, and 53.2 percent in the industrial sector. Petra