Foreign investors hiked stakes in 79 listed firms on Monday

26/04/2018 Argaam Special

 

Qualified foreign investors (QFIs) increased their stakes in 79 Tadawul-listed firms on Monday, April 23, while 54 companies saw foreign investors cutting stakes, market data compiled by Argaam showed.

 

Abdulmohsen Alhokair Group for Tourism and Development Co., Bank Aljazira and Gulf Union Cooperative Insurance Co. were the top companies seeing further purchases by foreign investors. 

 

 Foreign investors raised their shareholdings in Alhokair Group by 0.72 percent, and in Bank Aljazira and Gulf Union by 0.54 percent and 0.36 percent, respectively.

 

Top Five Stocks Where QFIs Increased Stakes

Company

Previous stake

Current stake

Variation

Number of shares

Alhokair Group

 1.78%

 2.50%

+0.72%

396,000

Aljazira

 5.79%

 6.33%

+0.54%

4,428,000

Gulf Union

 2.35%

 2.71%

+0.36%

54,000

Care

 2.52%

 2.76%

+0.24%

195,840

SISCO

 14.22%

 14.45%

+0.23%

103,155

 

Meanwhile, Middle East Paper Co. (MEPCO) saw the highest stock sale by foreign investors, with QFIs offloading 0.28 percent of their holdings.

 

Top Five Stocks Where QFIs Offloaded Stakes

Company

Previous stake

Current stake

Variation

Number of shares

MEPCO

 2.16%

 1.88%

(0.28%)

140,000

MetLife AIG ANB

 40.77%

 40.64%

(0.13%)

23,400

Gulf General

 2.85%

 2.72%

(0.13%)

26,000

Bupa Arabia

 44.03%

 43.91%

(0.12%)

96,000

Riyad REIT

 2.37%

 2.25%

(0.12%)

60,000

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