Tadawul: Net foreign buys up at SAR 21B in 2024, Saudis net buyers of SAR 11B

14/01/2025 Argaam Special
Tadawul trading screen

Tadawul trading screen


Foreign investors were net buyers of about SAR 21.02 billion worth of stocks on the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) in 2024, registering a hike of 48% from SAR 14.18 billion in 2023, according to data issued by Tadawul.

 

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

 

Net Foreign Trading in the Saudi Market Since 2015 (SAR bln)

Period

Value

2015

(4.30)

2016

(1.19)

2017

(5.23)

2018

+2.83

2019

+91.18

2020

+18.75

2021

+25.54

2022

+43.49

2023

+14.18

2024

+21.02

 

Foreign investors bought SAR 499.5 billion worth of shares and sold shares at a total value of SAR 478.48 billion in 2024.

 

 June recorded the highest value of net foreign purchases of SAR 10.60 billion, while April recorded the highest net sales of SAR 1.53 billion.

 

The table below shows the value of shares traded by foreign investors in the Saudi market in 2024:

 

Value Traded by Foreign Investors in 2024

Month

Buys

(SAR bln)

Sells

(SAR bln)

Net Traded Value

(SAR bln)

January

42.15

42.54

(0.39)

February

44.67

42.69

+ 1.98

March

46.30

46.15

+0.14

April

35.55

37.08

(1.53)

May

42.15

41.52

+ 0.63

June

56.27

45.66

+ 10.60

January

34.39

35.56

(1.16)

August

44.30

42.01

+ 2.29

September

38.72

34.88

+ 3.84

October

39.91

40.95

(1.04)

November

40.74

37.81

+2.94

December

34.35

31.63

+2.72

Total

499.50

478.48

+21.02

 

Net purchases of Saudi individuals among all categories amounted to SAR 11.04 billion in 2024, compared to SAR 7.12 billion a year earlier.

 

The net trading of Saudi individuals in the Saudi market from 2015 to 2023 recorded sales at varying values.

 

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

 

Saudi Individuals Net Trading Value since 2015 (SAR bln)

Period

Value

2015

(64.79)

2016

(105.29)

2017

(73.10)

2018

(97.31)

2019

)42.17(

2020

)31.76(

2021

(22.26)

2022

(5.45)

2023

(7.12)

2024

+11.04

 

Total purchases by Saudi investors stood at SAR 1.06 trillion, against net sales worth SAR 1.05 trillion in 2024.

 

June recorded the highest net retail purchases of SAR 6.68 billion, as follows:

 

Saudi Individuals Trading Value in 2024

Month

Buys

(SAR bln)

Sells

(SAR bln)

Net Traded Value

(SAR bln)

January

122.74

124.36

(1.62)

February

113.58

118.08

(4.51)

March

124.16

123.73

+0.42

April

80.27

76.03

+4.25

May

80.03

74.28

+5.75

June

69.14

62.46

+6.68

January

91.01

90.00

+1.01

August

87.94

90.15

(2.20)

September

79.40

80.15

(0.75)

October

87.07

86.72

+0.36

November

65.19

63.34

+1.85

December

65.86

66.05

(0.19)

Total

1,066.39

1,055.35

+11.04

 

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