Mubasher: The main index of the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) ended Wednesday’s trading session in the red zone, as the main index lost 0.16% or 3.47 points, and closed at the level of 2,162.22 points.
The main index was dragged down by blue chip stocks, as Arab Bank, Cairo Amman Bank, and Islamic Bank of Jordan, declined by 0.97%, 1.06%, and 1.05% respectively, the three stocks combined account for more than the 20% of the main index weight.
Arab Bank registered the highest traded value with JOD 820,240.
The main index was also affected by the losses of both the financial and the industrial sector, as they slipped 0.24%, and 0.19% respectively.
On the other hand, the services sector levelled up by 0.09%, as Arab Hotels led the session’s gainers and surged 5.6%, while Duty Free Shops gained 2.59%.
Traded volumes decreased to 4.08 million shares compared to 7.36 million shares, and turnovers declined to JOD 5.17 million from JOD 7 million.
