Amman, March 12 (Petra) -- Total trading volume on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) reached JD 5 million on Thursday, with 1.7 million shares traded through 1,648 transactions.

The ASE general share price index closed at 3,658 points, up 0.15 percent from the previous session.

At the sector level, the services index rose 0.21 percent, the financial index gained 0.14 percent, and the industrial index edged up 0.05 percent.

Of the 79 companies whose shares were traded, 28 posted gains, while 17 recorded losses compared with their previous closing prices.

//Petra// AO