Foreign investors hiked stakes in 71 listed firms last Thursday

27/02/2018 Argaam Special

 

Qualified foreign investors (QFIs) increased their stakes in 71 Tadawul-listed firms on Wednesday, Feb. 22, while 44 companies saw foreign investors cutting stakes, market data compiled by Argaam showed.

 

United International Transportation Co. Ltd. (Budget Saudi), Al Tayyar Travel Group and Al Hammadi Company for Development and Investment were the top companies seeing further purchases by foreign investors. 

 

Foreign investors raised their shareholdings in Budget Saudi by 0.36 percent, and in Al Tayyar and Al Hammadi by 0.28 percent and 0.22 percent, respectively.

 

Top Five Stocks Where QFIs Increased Stakes

Company

Previous stake

Current stake

Variation

Number of shares

Budget Saudi

 14.19%

 14.55%

+0.36%

256,200

Al Tayyar

 9.58%

 9.86%

+0.28%

587,020

Al Hammadi

 2.96%

 3.18%

+0.22%

264,000

SIECO

 1.53%

 1.65%

+0.12%

1,296

Wafrah

 2.00%

 2.11%

+0.11%

22,000

 

Meanwhile, National Medical Care Co. (Care) and Tourism Enterprise Co. (Shams) saw the highest stock sales by foreign investors, with QFIs offloading 0.11 percent of their holdings in each.

 

Top Five Stocks Where QFIs Offloaded Stakes

Company

Previous stake

Current stake

Variation

Number of shares

Care

 9.94%

 9.83%

(0.11%)

49,335

Shams

 2.03%

 1.92%

(0.11%)

11,165

Herfy

 9.77%

 9.67%

(0.10%)

64,680

Wafa

 13.07%

 13.00%

(0.07%)

7,249

Aljazira

 8.05%

 7.99%

(0.06%)

312,000

 

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