Foreign investors hiked stakes in 40 listed firms on Wednesday July 4

09/07/2018 Argaam Special

 

Qualified foreign investors (QFIs) increased their stakes in 40 Tadawul-listed firms on Wednesday, July 4, while 36 companies saw foreign investors cutting stakes, market data compiled by Argaam showed.

 

National Medical Care Co. (Care), Saudia Dairy & Foodstuff Co. (SADAFCO) and Saudi Automated Services Co. (SASCO) were the top companies seeing further purchases by foreign investors. 

 

Foreign investors raised their shareholdings in Care by 0.48 percent, and in SADAFCO and SASCO by 0.12 percent and 0.09 percent, respectively.

 

Top Five Stocks Where QFIs Increased Stakes

Company

Previous stake

Current stake

Variation

Number of shares

Care

 16.03%

 16.51%

+0.48%

215,280

SADAFCO

 8.52%

 8.64%

+0.12%

39,000

SASCO

 0.76%

 0.85%

+0.09%

54,000

Aldrees

 2.17%

 2.23%

+0.06%

30,000

Alhokair

 3.13%

 3.18%

+0.05%

105,000


Meanwhile, Al Sorayai Trading & Industrial Group Co. and United Electronics Co. (eXtra) saw the highest stock sales by foreign investors, with QFIs offloading 0.25 percent and 0.16 percent of their holdings, respectively.

 

Top Five Stocks Where QFIs Offloaded Stakes

Company

Previous stake

Current stake

Variation

Number of shares

Al Sorayai

 2.60%

 2.35%

(0.25%)

56,250

eXtra

 11.35%

 11.19%

(0.16%)

67,200

Alinma

 3.53%

 3.42%

(0.11%)

1,650,000

Al Waha

 0.48%

 0.39%

(0.09%)

13,500

Aljazira

 5.41%

 5.33%

(0.08%)

656,000

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