TY - JOUR AU - Al-Halalmeh, Mohammad I. AU - Sayah, Abedalsttar M. PY - 2010 TI - Impact of foreign Direct Investment on Shares Market Value in Amman Exchange Market JF - American Journal of Economics and Business Administration VL - 2 IS - 1 DO - 10.3844/ajebasp.2010.35.38 UR - https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajebasp.2010.35.38 AB - Problem statement: To examine the impact of foreign direct investment on share market value in Amman Exchange Market. The impact of foreign direct investment on shares market value s investigated in this study needs more research and should be made on long period for the purpose of generalizing the obtained results. Approach: A self administrated questionnaire that was developed based on previous studies and the relevant literature. 100 questionnaires were distributed over the research sample. Results: Foreign direct investment has a significant impact on shares market value in Amman exchange market and constitutes between 45-50% of the market value. Conclusion: It can be concluded that foreign direct investment according to the achieved results can play a major role on shares priced in Amman Exchange Market. Reinforces the idea that foreign direct investment has various positive impacts on different areas.