Amman Stock Exchange Daily Report - 31 January

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1. Amman Stock Exchange 31-Jan-18 AMMAN SE GENERAL INDEX 2 ,180 Close % Change 2,193.30 -0.05% Year-to-Date (YTD) 3.13% Daily Volume (shares) 2,863,244 Daily Turnover (JOD) 3,353,333 6 MONTHS INDEX PERFORMANCE 2,160 2,140 2,120 2,100 2,080 2,060 2,040 2,020 Best Performing Companies JORDAN PHOSPHATE MINES JORDAN DUTY FREE SHOP UNITED FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS BARTER CO FOR INVESTMENT & T UNITED CABLE INDUSTRIES CO Worst Performing Companies % Change 4.67 4.09 3.08 2.70 2.50 Top Traded Companies by Value (JOD) JORDAN DUTY FREE SHOP JORDAN PHOSPHATE MINES INTERMEDIATE PETROCHEMICHALS UNION INVESTMENT CORP AKARY FOR INDUSTRIES AND REA * Source: Bloomberg INVEST BANK CO ARAB POTASH/THE JORDAN MASAKEN FOR LAND & IN DAR AL DAWA DEVELOPMENT &INV EL-ZAY READY WEAR MANUF CO % Change (1.95) (2.06) (2.28) (2.31) (4.00) Top Traded Companies by Volume (Shares) 362,936 195,368 195,139 182,743 158,979 INTERMEDIATE PETROCHEMICHALS ALIA THE ROYAL JORDANIAN AIR UNION INVESTMENT CORP READY MIX CONCRETE & CONSTR SPECIALIZED INVESTMENT COMPO 254,650 239,478 155,150 125,549 107,200
2. Macroeconomic & Corporate News Amman Stock Exchange: H.E Dr. Anani Meets Representatives Of Brokerage Firms The chairman of the board of directors H.E Dr. Jawad Al Anani, in the presence of the Executive Management of the ASE met representatives of brokerage firms to discuss issues related to securities sector and the ways to activate the market. At the beginning of the meeting, Dr .Anani welcomed and thanked them for attending the meeting. He also explained that this meeting is part of a series of meetings held by ASE. Where the ASE started its meeting with the Jordan Strategies Forum to discuss the recommendations of the study ( ASE: The way forward) followed by a meeting in TAG group and a meeting in the Association of Banks to encourage banks to increase their investments in ASE and to be the market leadership, as well as individual meetings with a number of institutional investors. Dr. Anani stressed on the collaboration of all parties to activate the market add to that the brokerage firms responsibility in attracting local and global investors and invest to the stock market alongside with the Capital Market Institutions and other related parties through promoting the profession of brokerage firms and research and studies on Amman ranked 7th most expensive city in the Arab world-report Amman was ranked as the 7th most expensive city in the Arab world, according to the 2018 Cost of Living Index.Globally, Amman was ranked in the 328th place as the most expensive city, according to the index, which was conducted by crowd-sourced global database Numbeo. Dubai topped the list of most expensive Arab cities in the world with a cost-of-living index of 72.58, according to the index. Qatar’s Doha (66.12) and Lebanon’s Beirut (65.03) were ranked in the second and third places in the list for the Arab world. They were followed by Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Manama respectively. The cost-of-living index is a theoretical price index that measures relative cost of living over time or regions. It measures differences in the price of goods and services, and allows for substitutions with other items as prices vary. CDD, Arab Potash Company sign agreement to build three stations Civil Defence Department (CDD) Director Maj. Gen. Mustafa Bazaiah and Arab Potash Company (APC) CEO Brent Heimann on Tuesday signed a cooperation agreement to build three CDD stations between APC factory at Ghor Safi, Karak and Aqaba Port. The agreement also aims at sustaining the operation of a CDD centre at the APC, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. The agreement stipulates that APC provides proper buildings for the years 2018 through 2020 and administrative equipment to three stations, while CDD equips the stations with their operational needs and manpower. * 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.