Foreign investors hiked stakes in 69 listed firms on Sunday

09/05/2018 Argaam Special

 

Qualified foreign investors (QFIs) increased their stakes in 69 Tadawul-listed firms on Sunday, May 6, while 29 companies saw foreign investors cutting stakes, market data compiled by Argaam showed.

 

AXA Cooperative Insurance Co., Al Khaleej Training & Education Co. and United International Transportation Co. Ltd. (Budget Saudi) were the top companies seeing further purchases by foreign investors. 

 

Foreign investors raised their shareholdings in AXA by 0.14 percent, and in Al Khaleej Training and Budget Saudi by 0.13 percent and 0.12 percent, respectively.

 

Top Five Stocks Where QFIs Increased Stakes

Company

Previous stake

Current stake

Variation

Number of shares

AXA

27.49%

27.63%

+0.14%

63,000

Al Khaleej Training

7.27%

7.40%

+0.13%

58,500

Budget Saudi

18.54%

18.66%

+0.12%

85,400

Tihama

1.61%

1.72%

+0.11%

8,250

SVCP

1.92%

2.02%

+0.10%

15,000

 

Meanwhile, Filing & Packaging Co. (FIPCO) and Saudi Steel Pipe Co. saw the highest stock sales by foreign investors, with QFIs offloading 0.11 and 0.10 percent of their holdings, respectively.

 

Top Five Stocks Where QFIs Offloaded Stakes

Company

Previous stake

Current stake

Variation

Number of shares

FIPCO

0.96%

0.85%

(0.11%)

12,650

Steel Pipe

16.66%

16.56%

(0.10%)

51,000

Walaa

9.73%

9.66%

(0.07%)

28,000

Thimar

1.43%

1.37%

(0.06%)

6,000

Gulf General

2.69%

2.64%

(0.05%)

10,000

 

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