The benchmark index of Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) closed this week at 2105.2 points, compared to 2106.7 points in the previous week, edging down by 0.07%.

The average daily trading value over this week, from Sunday November 9 to Thursday November 13, reached JOD 8.4 million against JOD 4.4 million in the previous week, jumping by 89.3%.

Meanwhile, the total trading value reached JOD 41.9 million, compared to JOD 22.1 during the previous week, with a total of 45.3 million shares traded through 19020 transactions.

Shares of 181 companies were traded, of which 67 rose, 71 declined, and 43 remained unchanged.

The financial index led the trading, reaching JOD 26.8 million or 63.8%, followed by the services index with JOD 10.3 million or 24.6%, while the industrial index amounted to JOD 4.8 million or 11.6%.

During the week, the services index increased by 1.98%, while both of the financial index and the industrial index declined by 0.06% and 3.16% respectively.

The top three gainers during the week were The Royal Jordanian Airlines by 20.75%, Jordan Poultry Processing and Marketing by 20.00%, and Jordan Vegetable Oil Industries by 12.24%.

Meanwhile, the top three decliners were Arab Center for Pharm and Chemicals by 15.32%, Societe Generale De Banque by 11.48%, and Entkaeya for Investment and Real Estate Development Company by 10.20%.