Non-resident foreign investors sold SAR 2892 million worth of shares in October, 2014 through swap agreements in the Saudi stock exchange, Tadawul, according to a report on the bourse’s website.
The value of shares purchased by foreigners was SAR 1693 million for the same period, making SAR 1200 million of net sales.
The swap contracts allow non-resident foreign investors to trade on the Saudi exchange indirectly through authorized local firms.
The following table shows non-resident foreigners’ SWAP in Saudi Arabia since January 2014:
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SWAP details in 2014(SAR million) |
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|
Net investment |
Sales |
Purchases |
Month |
|
81 |
1935 |
2016 |
January |
|
300 |
1399 |
1699 |
February |
|
(118) |
2132 |
2014 |
March |
|
(882) |
2791 |
1909 |
April |
|
(431) |
1991 |
1560 |
May |
|
(1591) |
3250 |
1659 |
June |
|
1880 |
1650 |
3530 |
July |
|
699 |
1736 |
2435 |
August |
|
(286) |
1984 |
1698 |
September |
|
(1199) |
2892 |
1693 |
October |
|
(1547) |
21670 |
20213 |
Total |
Saudi individuals continued to sell for the 74th consecutive month with net sales of SAR 46.2bn since the beginning of 2014 as shown in the following table:
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The value of shares traded by Saudi individuals in 2014 (SAR billion) |
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|
Net investment |
Sales |
Purchases |
Month |
|
(4.2) |
122.6 |
118.4 |
January2014 |
|
(6.7) |
120.1 |
113.4 |
February2014 |
|
(6.9) |
174.9 |
168.0 |
March2014 |
|
(4.2) |
212.2 |
208.0 |
April2014 |
|
(4.7) |
222.0 |
217.3 |
May2014 |
|
(5.0) |
161.2 |
156.2 |
June2014 |
|
(6.0) |
111.0 |
105.0 |
July2014 |
|
(4.3) |
190.3 |
186.0 |
August2014 |
|
(1.5) |
180.9 |
179.4 |
September2014 |
|
(2.7) |
116.6 |
113.9 |
October2014 |
|
(46.2) |
1611.8 |
1565.6 |
Total |
Saudi institutions continued buying to reach net purchases of SAR 46 bn in 2014
|
The value of shares traded by Saudi institutions in 2014(SAR billion) |
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|
Net investment |
Sales |
Purchases |
Month |
|
4.1 |
9.9 |
14.0 |
January2014 |
|
5.3 |
9.7 |
15.0 |
February2014 |
|
7.0 |
11.3 |
18.3 |
March2014 |
|
5.2 |
10.7 |
15.9 |
April2014 |
|
4.7 |
12.8 |
17.5 |
May2014 |
|
6.7 |
10.2 |
16.9 |
June2014 |
|
3.3 |
6.1 |
9.4 |
July2014 |
|
2.8 |
10.6 |
13.4 |
August2014 |
|
2.5 |
12.7 |
15.2 |
September2014 |
|
4.4 |
8.1 |
12.5 |
October2014 |
|
46.0 |
102.1 |
148.1 |
Total |
The following are the Saudi market’s trading details in October 2014:
|
October 2014 trading (SAR billion) |
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|
Net investment |
Sales |
Purchases |
Type |
|
(2.7) |
116.6 |
113.9 |
Saudi individuals |
|
+4.4 |
8.1 |
12.5 |
Saudi institutions |
|
(0.04) |
0.27 |
0.23 |
GCC individuals |
|
(0.31) |
2.67 |
2.36 |
GCC institutions |
|
(0.06) |
2.30 |
2.24 |
Resident individuals |
|
(1.20) |
2.89 |
1.69 |
SWAP |
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