AMMAN — The
general price index of shares listed on the
Amman Stock Exchange decreased by
1.2 percent, closing Sunday at 2058.59 points, according to Al- Ghad News.
اضافة اعلان
On Sunday, the total
trading volume amounted to around JD7.9 million, and the number of traded
shares reached 6.6 million, executed through 4,434 contracts.
Comparing the
closing prices of the 97 companies in circulation on Sunday with their previous
closures, 13 showed higher share prices, and 65 showed lower share prices. At
the sector level, the industrial sector index decreased by 1.92 percent, the
services sector index fell by 1.12 percent, and the financial sector index
decreased by 0.93 percent.
As for the sub-sectors, the hotel and tourism sector index
increased by 0.06 percent. While the following indexes decreased:
- Tobacco and cigarettes sector 4.20 percent
- Engineering and construction industries 3.40 percent
- Electrical industries, extractive and mining industries 2.75
percent
- Energy and utilities, 2.25 percent
- Technology and communications, 1.75 percent
- Commercial services, 1.31 percent
- Pharmaceuticals and medical industries, 1.31 percent
- Transportation, 1.30 percent
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