Mubasher: The Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) ended Thursday at a rise, on the back of the banks performance.
The benchmark index edged up 0.03%, gaining 6.29 points, and reaching 2,104.08 points.
Leading banks shares rose by 0.29%, with the Arab Bank in the lead with 1.13%, Bank of Jordan increased 0.45%, while Cairo Amman Bank and Jordan Islamic Bank (JIB) were up 0.28% and 1.06%, respectively.
These four banks account for approximately a quarter of the benchmark index’s weight.
Arab Financial Investment’s stock was the biggest loser today, going down 3.44%.
The industrial sector added 0.36%, while the services sector finished the session up by 0.16%.
A total of 4.2 million shares were traded today, compared to 6.9 million shares on Wednesday, while traded value fell to JOD 4.9 million, from Wednesday’s JOD 5.9 million.
