Khaberni - The general index of stock prices, weighted by free-float stocks in the Amman Stock Exchange, rose to 3423.3 points by November 10, 2025, recording the highest level since October 2008, according to Mazen Al-Wazifi, the Executive Director of the Exchange.
Al-Wazifi said during the Government Communication Forum on Tuesday that the general index achieved a growth of 37.55% compared to the 2024 close of 2488.8 points, while the ASE20 index increased by 39.87% to reach 1879.8 points, and the ASE Total Return Index (ASETR) notably rose by 50.6% to reach 2472.2 points compared to 1641.5 at the end of the previous year.
He indicated that the market value of the listed stocks in the Amman Stock Exchange increased to about 25.7 billion dinars, with an increase of 45.58% from the end of 2024, while the trading volume from the beginning of the year until November 10 was around 1.8 billion dinars compared with one billion dinars for the same period last year, an increase of 84.42%.
Al-Wazifi explained that the net profit after tax attributable to shareholders of the publicly listed companies for the first three-quarters of 2025 amounted to 1716.7 million dinars, compared to 1547.9 million dinars for the same period in 2024, indicating an increase of 10.9%.
He noted that the number of profitable companies reached 107 companies with total profits of 1745.8 million dinars, compared to 103 companies in the corresponding period of 2024, which achieved profits of 1577.6 million dinars. The number of loss-making companies was 48, with total losses of 29 million dinars, compared to 52 companies that lost 29.6 million dinars in the previous year.
Al-Wazifi added that many sub-sectors witnessed a notable improvement in their performance during the first three quarters of 2025, most notably:
Real Estate (647.1%), Transportation (188.6%), Educational Services (125%), Insurance (103.1%), Electrical Industries (99.7%), Health Services (80.6%), Clothing and Leather Industries (59%), Diverse Financial Services (28.6%), Pharmaceuticals and Medical Industries (21.2%), Extractive and Mining Industries (16.1%), Banks (6.4%), and Engineering and Construction Industries (6.3%).
Al-Wazifi confirmed that the Amman Stock Exchange ranked first Arabically in terms of the rise until the close of November 10, 2025 compared with the close of the year 2024.
