31 December 2008
AMMAN (JT) - Tuesday's trading value amounted to JD45.9 million spread over 26.8 million shares traded through 8,672 transactions.

The share price index closed at 2,758 points, a decline of 0.68 per cent.

Out of 182 companies, share prices of 55 firms rose and share prices of 108 entities dropped.

The top five gainers were Cairo Amman Bank by 5 per cent, Akary for Industries and Real Estate Investments by 4.96 per cent, Arab Potash by 4.93 per cent, General Lightweight Concrete Industries by 4.81 per cent, and Comprehensive Land Development and Investment by 4.76 per cent.

The top five losers were High Performance Real Estate by 5.06 per cent, Al Qaria Food and Vegetable Oil Industries by 5.02 per cent, Comprehensive Multiple Project by 5 per cent, Jordan Paper & Cardboard Factories by 4.98 per cent, and Arab Aluminium Industry /Aral by 4.97 per cent.

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