Foreign investors hiked stakes in 80 listed firms on April 9

12/04/2018 Argaam Special

 

Qualified foreign investors (QFIs) increased their stakes in 80 Tadawul-listed firms on Monday, April 9, while 42 companies saw foreign investors cutting stakes, market data compiled by Argaam showed.

 

Trade Union Cooperative Insurance Co., United Electronics Co. (eXtra), and Al Sorayai Trading and Industrial Group Co. were the top companies seeing further purchases by foreign investors. 

 

Foreign investors raised their shareholdings in Trade Union by 0.22 percent, in eXtra by 0.13 percent, and in Al Sorayai by 12 percent.

 

Top Five Stocks Where QFIs Increased Stakes

Company

Previous stake

Current stake

Variation

Number of shares

Trade Union

 0.80%

 1.02%

+0.22%

60,500

eXtra

 9.65%

 9.78%

+0.13%

54,600

Al Sorayai

 1.39%

 1.51%

+0.12%

27,000

SACO

 9.53%

 9.64%

+0.11%

26,400

SISCO

 0.97%

 1.07%

+0.10%

81,600

 

Meanwhile, Salama Cooperative Insurance Co. and Saudi Arabia Refineries Co. (SARCO) saw the highest stock sales by foreign investors, with QFIs offloading 0.16 and 0.14 percent of their holdings, respectively.

 

Top Five Stocks Where QFIs Offloaded Stakes

Company

Previous stake

Current stake

Variation

Number of shares

Salama

 9.29%

 9.13%

(0.16%)

40,000

SARCO

 1.66%

 1.52%

(0.14%)

21,000

Herfy

 8.67%

 8.58%

(0.09%)

58,212

National Gypsum

 1.24%

 1.16%

(0.08%)

25,333

Saudi Paper

 1.91%

 1.86%

(0.05%)

22,500

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