Tadawul: Net foreign buys fall to SAR 7.6 bln in H1 2023

09/07/2023 Argaam Special
Tadawul trading screen

Tadawul trading screen 


Foreign investors were net buyers of about SAR 7.63 billion worth of stocks on the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) in H1 2023, registering a drop of 78% from SAR 34.5 billion in H1 2022, according to data issued by Tadawul.

 

Foreign investors bought SAR 122.03 billion worth of shares and sold shares at a total value of SAR 114.41 billion in H1 2023.

 

Foreign investments include SWAP agreements, qualified investors, resident investors, discretionary portfolio management (DPMs), and strategic partners. 

 

Foreign investors recorded the highest buys in April at SAR 3.61 billion.

 

Value Traded by Foreign Investors

Month

Buys

(SAR bln)

Sells

(SAR bln)

Net traded value

(SAR bln)

H1 2022

H1 2023

H1 2022

H1 2023

H1 2022

H1 2023

January

19.96

18.54

14.06

17.49

+5.89

+1.04

February

24.16

17.17

16.84

16.72

+7.32

+0.46

March

44.65

22.04

29.78

21.80

+14.87

+0.25

April

30.56

16.49

25.60

12.88

+4.96

+3.61

May

42.69

28.91

40.52

28.55

+2.17

+0.36

June

24.29

18.88

25.01

16.97

(0.71)

+1.91

Total

186.31

122.03

151.81

114.41

+34.5

+7.63

 

Net sells by Saudi individuals in all categories amounted to nearly SAR 4.66 billion in H1 2023, compared to SAR 4.93 billion a year earlier.

 

Net buys by Saudi investors stood at SAR 394.43 billion, against net sells worth SAR 399.09 billion.

 

Saudi investors include retail investors, high net worth investors, individual professional investors, and individual DPMs.

 

The highest net retail sells were recorded in April at SAR 3.57 billion.

 

Saudi Individuals Trading Value

Month

Buys

 (SAR bln)

Sells

(SAR bln)

Net traded value:

(SAR bln)

H1 2022

H1 2023

H1 2022

H1 2023

H1 2022

H1 2023

January

114.24

62.02

121.51

61.34

(7.26)

+0.69

February

113.68

46.38

115.89

44.68

(2.20)

+1.70

March

161.64

66.47

162.83

69.32

(1.19)

(2.85)

April

134.75

60.14

135.72

63.70

(0.97)

(3.57)

May

103.89

90.93

101.54

89.45

+2.35

+1.48

June

103.59

68.49

99.23

70.60

+4.36

(2.11)

Total

731.79

394.43

736.72

399.09

(4.93)

(4.66)

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