Foreign investors hiked stakes in 47 listed firms on Feb. 28

05/03/2018 Argaam Special

 

Qualified foreign investors (QFIs) upped their stakes in 47 Tadawul-listed firms on Wednesday, Feb. 28, while 45 companies saw foreign investors cutting stakes, market data compiled by Argaam showed.

 

Malath Cooperative Insurance and Reinsurance Co., Ash-Sharqiyah Development and Abdulmohsen Al Hokair Group for Tourism and Development Co. were the top companies seeing further purchases by foreign investors. 

 

Foreign investors raised their shareholdings in Malath by 0.97 percent, and in Ash-Sharqiyah and Al Hokair Group by 0.09 percent each.

 

Top Five Stocks Where QFIs Increased Stakes

Company

Previous stake

Current stake

Variation

Number of shares

Malath

18.76%

19.73%

+0.97%

48,5000

Ash-Sharqiyah

0.83%

0.92%

+0.09%

6,750

Al Hokair Group

1.48%

1.57%

+0.09%

49,500

Wafa

13.50%

13.58%

+0.08%

8,284

Herfy

9.63%

9.70%

+0.07%

45,276

 

Meanwhile, United Electronics Co. (eXtra) and Al-Babtain Power &Telecommunication saw the highest stock sales by foreign investors, with QFIs offloading 0.20 percent of their holdings in each.

 

Top Five Stocks Where QFIs Offloaded Stakes

Company

Previous stake

Current stake

Variation

Number of shares

eXtra

6.84%

6.64%

(0.20%)

84,000

Al-Babtain

1.74%

1.54%

(0.20%)

85,263

SARCO

2.07%

1.98%

(0.09%)

13,500

SISCO

1.09%

1.01%

(0.08%)

65,280

Amana Insurance

5.44%

5.37%

(0.07%)

9,800

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