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Al Mawared Amman Stock Exchange Weekly Report 24 April 2017

Date 24/04/2017

The ASE sheds 9 points for the week as banks and industrials weigh

  • Jordanian stocks lost 9 points or 0.44% last week amid lower volumes with the general index closing Thursday’s session at 2219.1 points. 
  • On the sectoral front, all sector indices closed the week in red except for the diversified financials and services sectors with the industrial sector recording the biggest loss of 2.03% WTD. 
  • Heavyweights Arab Potash (APOT) (-8.8%) and Al-Eqbal Investment Company (EICO) (-4.2%) weighed on the industrial sector during the week. 
  • Banking blue-chip, Bank of Jordan (BOJX), also contributed to market losses after falling by 7.9% for the week after passing its ex-dividend date.

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