Foreign investors hiked stakes in 34 listed firms last Thursday

07/08/2018 Argaam Special

 

Qualified foreign investors (QFIs) increased their stakes in 34 Tadawul-listed firms on Thursday, Aug. 2, while 45 companies saw foreign investors cutting stakes, market data compiled by Argaam showed.

 

Al Rajhi Co. for Cooperative Insurance (Al Rajhi Takaful), Saudi Industrial Export Co. (SIECO) and Al Sorayai Trading & Industrial Group Co. were the top companies seeing further purchases by foreign investors. 

                                                                                               

Foreign investors raised their shareholdings in Al Rajhi Takaful by 0.56 percent, and in SIECO and Al Sorayai by 0.10 percent, each.

 

Top Five Stocks Where QFIs Increased Stakes

Company

Previous stake

Current stake

Variation

Number of shares

Al Rajhi Takaful

 7.28%

 7.84%

+0.56%

224,000

SIECO

 1.73%

 1.83%

+0.10%

1,080

Al Sorayai

 2.95%

 3.05%

+0.10%

22,500

Budget

 19.99%

 20.05%

+0.06%

42,700

Walaa

 9.40%

 9.46%

+0.06%

26,400

 

Meanwhile, Salama Cooperative Insurance Co. and AXA Cooperative Insurance Co. saw the highest stock sales by foreign investors, with QFIs offloading 0.21 percent 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

 7.44%

 7.23%

(0.21%)

52,500

AXA

 24.58%

 24.44%

(0.14%)

63,000

Dallah

 3.16%

 3.05%

(0.11%)

64,900

Care

 16.66%

 16.55%

(0.11%)

49,335

Arabian Shield

 5.94%

 5.86%

(0.08%)

24,000

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