Non-founding foreign investments up to 2.21% last week

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Non-founding foreign investors – namely swap holders, residents and qualified foreign investors (QFIs) – increased their ownership in the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) to 2.21%, or SAR 212.6 billion, in the week ending May 20, 2021, compared to 2.19% in the week before, on net purchases at around SAR 324.7 million, market data showed.

GCC investors' ownership in the Saudi market remained unchanged at 0.52%, or SAR 50.3 billion, for the week, compared to the week before.

Foreign investors’ ownership, including strategic partners, rose by 0.02% to 2.69%, or SAR 258.8 billion, for the week.

Founding foreign investors accounted for 0.48%, or SAR 46.2 billion, of the total foreign ownership in the Saudi market for the week ending May 20, 2021.