ASE down Sunday on blue chips

Mubasher: The Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) ended Sunday’s trading session in the red zone, losing 0.14% or 3 points, and closing at the level of 2,136.75 points.

The main index was dragged down by blue chip stocks, as Jopterol, Jordan Islamic bank, and Arab Potash went down by 0.27%, 0.26% and 1.53% respectively.

Bank of Jordan also declined 0.36%, and registered the highest traded volume and value with 246,000 shares being traded at a total turnover of JOD 671,000.

The industrial sector decreased by 0.39% with Lafarge and Arab International Food Factories dropping 4.96% and 4.95% respectively.

Similarly, the services sector 0.3% as Jordan National Shipping Lines lost 4.89%.

On the other hand, the financial sector grew 0.4% on the back of Bank Al Etihad and Jordan Commercial Bank which gained 2.42% and 0.72% respectively.

Traded volume declined to 6.82 million shares from 8.12 million shares in the last session.

Total turnover also decreased to JOD 6.47 million from JOD 8.4 million on Thursday.

Mubasher Contribution Time: 25-Sep-2016 14:12 (GMT)
Mubasher Last Update Time: 25-Sep-2016 14:12 (GMT)