Mubasher: Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) maintained the positive performance for the second session in a row as the main index ended Monday higher 0.14% to 2,130.84 points.
Trading value jumped to JOD9.6 million from JOD7 million on Sunday. Further, trading volume reached 12.1 million shares traded over 4,090 transactions.
While the financial and industrial sectors edged up by 0.32% and 0.07% respectively, the service sector declined 0.34%.
Out of 134 companies exchanged today, 47 went up and 49 moved down.
Tracking the stock movement, Jordanian Duty Free Shops and Enjaz for Development and Multi Projects were the best advancers by 6.28% and 5.56% correspondingly.
Meanwhile, the negative note was headed by The Real Estate and Investment Portfolio (-5.56%), followed by National Poultry with a fall of 5%.
Yesterday, the benchmark opened the week on a positive note with an increase of 0.37% to 2,127.8 points.
Translated by Ahmed El-Sayed Ali