Mubasher: The Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) ended Sunday’s trading session in the red zone, as the main index slipped 0.06% or 1.3 points and closed at the level of 2,170.05 points.
The main index was dragged down by blue chip stocks, as Arab Bank, Jopetrol, and Bank of Jordan lost 0.48%, 0.29%, and 0.34% respectively. The three stocks combined account for nearly quarter of the main index weight.
The services sector declined by 0.24% on the back of Jopetrol as well as JTEL which went down by 2.47%.
The financial sector fell by 0.09% as Amad Investment led the session’s decliners and lost 2.72%, despite that Al Amal investment gained 1.42% and was the most active in both traded volumes and values with 490,730 shares with a turnover of JOD 389,100.
On the other hand, the industrial sector levelled up 0.32%, as Union Tobacco and Al Eqbal grew 5% and 0.86%.
Total traded volumes reached 7.5 million shares down from 7.6 million shares on Thursday. Traded values also decreased to JOD 7.3 million compared to JOD 7.7 million last session.
