Non-institutional foreign ownership excluding Aramco rose to 10.62% last week

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Non-institutional foreign investors increased their ownership in Tadawul-listed equities, excluding Saudi Aramco, from 10.58% to 10.62% (SAR 342.5 billion) in the week ended July 27, market data showed.

The ownership of non-institutional foreign investors is represented by swap holders, residents, and qualified foreign investors (QFIs). However, it does not include the strategic ownership of institutional investors.

GCC investors' ownership in Saudi equities, excluding Saudi Aramco, fell from 1.90% to 1.89% of the total market capitalization, or SAR 60.8 billion, by the end of the week.

Foreign investors’ ownership, including strategic partners, in Saudi equities, and excluding Saudi Aramco, rose from 12.14% to 12.17%, or SAR 392.5 billion, for the week.

Meanwhile, institutional foreign investors, excluding Saudi Aramco, accounted for 1.55%, or SAR 50 billion, of the total foreign ownership in the Saudi market for the same week.