Foreign investors buy SAR 15 bln worth of stocks on Tadawul in 9M 2020

Foreign investors were net buyers of shares worth SAR 15 billion during the first nine months of 2020, compared to SAR 80 billion during the same period of last year.

Total foreign purchases hit SAR 112 billion during the nine-month period, while total sales amounted to SAR 97 billion in the same period, according to data issued by Tadawul.

The data includes swap agreements, qualified foreign investors (QFIs), resident investors, managed portfolios and strategic partners.

June witnessed the highest net foreign purchases of SAR 4.9 billion, as the second tranche of the fifth phase of Saudi Arabia's inclusion in FTSE Russell Emerging Market Index was completed.

August witnessed the second largest net foreign purchases worth SAR 3.1 billion. MSCI Inc. revised Saudi Aramco's weight after adding bonus shares and implementing all periodical changes.

Meanwhile, Saudi retail investors were net sellers of shares worth SAR 20 billion during the first nine months of 2020, compared to SAR 36 billion in the same period last year.

Saudi investors bought and sold shares at a total value of SAR 883.9 billion and SAR 904.2 billion, respectively.

The retail investors include normal retail investors, major retail investors, specialized retail investors and managed portfolios.

The value of purchases by ordinary retail investors amounted to SAR 601.5 billion compared to total sales of SAR 602.8 billion riyals, bringing their net sales to SAR 1.4 billion.
 

June witnessed the highest net sales from retail investors worth SAR 6.3 billion, followed by August with SAR 4.7 billion, as shown in the following table: