ASE closes Monday in green

Mubasher: The Amman Stock Exchange’s (ASE) general index ended Monday at a rise, adding 0.76% or 15.98 points, closing at 2118.18 points.

The benchmark index rose on the back of the main sectors, led by the industrial sector which gained 1.59%, with Jordanian Pharmaceutical growing 4.76%, while Union Tobacco and Cigarette led the decliners after dropping 6.27%.

The financial sector levelled up 0.56%, pushed by 6 stocks, led by International Cards which rose 4.54%, and Jordan Islamic Bank adding 0.85% and registering the highest turnover of JOD 285,210.

On the flipside, Al Amal Financial Investment shed 1.35%, and was most active in terms of traded volume with 162,890 shares.

The services sector gained 0.48%, with Jopetrol and JETT increasing 1.49% and 5.47% respectively.

Total Traded volume increased to 8.4 million shares from 8.3 million on Sunday, while traded value shrank to JOD 9.1 million from JOD 9.2 million in last session.

Mubasher Contribution Time: 01-Aug-2016 14:59 (GMT)
Mubasher Last Update Time: 01-Aug-2016 14:59 (GMT)