Jordanian Stock Exchange Declines for Second Session

The Jordanian stock exchange declined today, Monday, for the second consecutive session due to selling operations in leading stocks, such as the Arab Bank, despite an improvement in trading value. The general index of stocks closed down by 0.62% to 2447.31 points, while the trading value reached 5.1 million dinars (approximately 7.2 million dollars), compared to 2.8 million in the previous session. The share of "Phosphate Mines" decreased by 6.17% to 10.95 dinars, the share of "Arab Potash" fell by 1.97% to 32.3 dinars, and the share of "Arab Bank" dropped by 0.94% to 4.2 dinars. Conversely, the share of "Oil Refinery" rose by 1.46% to 5.56 dinars.