Mubasher: The Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) ended Tuesday’s trading session in the green zone, as the main index % or 4.8 points, and closed at the level of 2,185.98 points.
The main index rose on the back of blue chip stocks, as Arab Bank added 0.16%, while Al Eqbal and Al Itihad Bank grew 0.08% and 3.06% respectively. The three stocks combined account for more than 20% of the benchmark index weight.
All the market sectors indices closed in green. The industrial sector rose by 0.58% as Arab Potash led the session gainers surged 3.88%, while Phosphate Mines added 0.44%.
The financial sector gained 0.17% as Jordan Commercial Bank increased by 0.74%.
Al Amal Investments was the most active in traded volumes and vales with 274,150 shares and a total turnover of JOD 1.31 million.
The services sector edged up 0.01%, as Duty Free Shops and Afaq added 1.19% and 0.42% respectively.
Total traded volumes reached 6.04 million shares up from 4.3 million shares on yesterday’s session, while traded values declined to JOD 5.94 million compared to JOD 36.8 million.
