Amman Stock Exchange Daily Report - 21 January

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1. Amman Stock Exchange 21-Jan-18 AMMAN SE GENERAL INDEX 2 ,200 Close % Change 2,148.57 0.01% Year-to-Date (YTD) 1.02% Daily Volume (shares) 4,350,588 Daily Turnover (JOD) 4,164,007 6 MONTHS INDEX PERFORMANCE 2,180 2,160 2,140 2,120 2,100 2,080 2,060 2,040 2,020 Best Performing Companies BINDAR TRADING & INVESTMENT ALIA THE ROYAL JORDANIAN AIR EL-ZAY READY WEAR MANUF CO JORDAN STEEL NATL PORTFOLIO SECURITIES Worst Performing Companies % Change 4.88 4.44 4.00 3.33 3.17 Top Traded Companies by Value (JOD) SPECIALIZED INVESTMENT COMPO UNION INVESTMENT CORP UNION LAND DEVELOPMENT CORP INTERMEDIATE PETROCHEMICHALS ARAB BANK PLC * Source: Bloomberg JORDANIAN REAL ESTATE FOR DE AL AMAL FINANCIAL INVESTMENT REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT JORDAN MASAKEN FOR LAND & IN UNION INVESTMENT CORP % Change (1.89) (1.89) (2.13) (2.26) (3.97) Top Traded Companies by Volume (Shares) 872,948 388,469 372,521 250,839 187,011 SPECIALIZED INVESTMENT COMPO UNION INVESTMENT CORP INTERMEDIATE PETROCHEMICHALS SURA DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTM UNION LAND DEVELOPMENT CORP 1,091,185 311,800 301,100 213,300 198,499
2. Macroeconomic & Corporate News Petroleum company to invest JD12m to boost gas production The state-owned National Petroleum Company will implement a JD12-million project to boost gas production from the Risheh gas field to 16.5 million of cubic feet per day by the end of 2018, Ghaleb Maabreh, the company’s chairman, said on Saturday. Currently, the daily production from thousand the field stands at 10 million cubic feet, he told The Jordan Times. The company will implement some projects to rehabilitate some wells in the field and it will conduct maintenance on several other wells to boost their production, he said. Upon the completion of the plan, the field’s contribution to the overall energy needs of Jordan will rise to 3 per cent, according to Maabreh, who said that the company will benefit from studies previously conducted by British Petroleum on the gas field. He noted that the company decided to implement the project after the government announced the amendment of the gas prices sold by the company to its clients. PM urges investors to report threats, blackmailing Prime Minister Hani Mulki on Thursday said that protecting investors from assaults and other “intolerable” acts is an inherent approach in government policies that does not come only as a reaction to a specific incident, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. During a meeting with 40 investors and representatives of relevant institutions, Mulki stressed that the government would not tolerate violations against investors carried out by "outlaws" and will apply the law to "all". He said that the government would take firm measures during the few coming days against blackmailing and assaulting investors. PSD creates investment protection unit Director of the Public Security Department (PSD) Maj. Gen. Ahmad Faqih on Saturday instructed the establishment of a special independent unit to provide all kinds of protection to investors.Establishing the unit is aimed at having direct, specialised and “strict” methods in dealing with investors’ complaints about blackmailing and extortion, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. The unit’s work will focus on an operational aspect through fixed and mobile security patrols at and around industrial complexes, and an intelligence branch that will be responsible for preventive security and criminal investigation departments.These personnel will also have the role of directly contacting investors and listening to their grievances, before proceeding with relevant procedures. * Source: Bloomberg, Jordan Times, Zawya Disclaimer Awraq Investments and its affiliates obtain information from sources they believe to be reliable, but do not warrant its accuracy or fitness for a particular purpose, and disclaim for themselves and their information providers all liability arising from the use. The Information in this publication is provided in good faith for informational purposes only. The information provided is not offered as tax, legal, or investment advice, or an offer to buy or sell securities or otherwise. The information provided in this publication may be displayed and printed for your personal, non-commercial use only. You may not reproduce, re-transmit, distribute, disseminate, sell, publish, broadcast, or circulate the information in any form or media to anyone, without the expressed written consent of Awraq Investments. Awraq Investments is not liable for any loss resulting from any action taken or reliance made by any person on any information or material posted by it. You should make your own inquiries and seek independent advice from relevant industry professionals before acting or relying on any information or material made available to you in this publication. You rely on this information at your own risk. Awraq Investments, its subsidiaries, parent, and/or any connected parties, may act or trade and/or enter into any transaction that maybe inconsistent or disregard any information contained herein.