Mubasher: The Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) ended Monday’s trading session in the red zone, as the main index slipped 0.17% or 3.69 points and closed at the level of 2,165.87 points.
The main index was dragged down by blue chip stocks, as Jopetrol, Al Eqbal, and Cairo Amman Bank lost 0.58%, 0.68%, and 1.04% respectively.
The industrial sector went down 0.45% as Jordan Steel shed 2.7% and was the most active in traded volumes with 297,000 shares, while Union Tobacco lost 2.29%.
Similarly, the services sector declined by 0.31% as Orange, and Duty Free Shops slid 1.44% and 0.24% respectively.
The financial sector also slipped 0.03% as Jordan Commercial Bank led the session’s decliners and dropped 5.18%, and Bank Al Etihad levelled down by 1.5%, while Al Amal Investment was today’s biggest gainer and gained 1.56%.
Meanwhile, Arab Bank registered the highest traded value with JOD 854,830.
Total traded volumes reached 5.24 million shares compared to 5.7 million shares yesterday, turnovers also declined to JOD 6.05 million from JOD 8.46 million on Sunday.
