Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) revealed that the value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors at the ASE in January 2026 was JD28.6 million, representing 15.3% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD28.7 million.
Arab investors’ purchases during January 2026 were JD26.0 million, or 91.0% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while Arab investors sales amounted to JD24.8 million, or 86.5% of non-Jordanians total sales. The value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD2.6 million, constituting 9.0% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD3.9 million, representing 13.5% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.
Hence, non-Jordanian investors' ownership in companies listed on ASE as of end of January 2026 represented 46.6% of the total market value, of which 32.9% for institutional investors including companies, institutions and funds. Arab investors own 30.5% and non-Arab investors own 16.1%. At the sectoral level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the financial sector was 48.6%, in the services sector was 22.2% and 51.0% in the industrial sector.
