Jordan's bourse loses 36 points in week

The benchmark for the Jordanian bourse fell 36.3 points through last week's trading yet gained 17 percent in daily trading, according to data of the local stock market released on Friday. The benchmark dropped upon closing of the week session to 2,123 points, compared to 2,159.3 points the previous week, with an decrease of 1.68 percent. Daily stock volume amounted to USD 17.2 million, compared to USD 14.6 million of the previous week, dropping 17.1 percent. The weekly overall stock volume reached USD 91.3 million. The financial sector came first with 75.5 percent of the overall traded shares, the services sector came in second with 12.5 percent, while the industrial sector came in third with 12 percent. Stocks of 98 companies dropped and those of 63 ones rose.