Foreign investors hiked stakes in 51 listed firms last Thursday

12/06/2018 Argaam Special

 

Qualified foreign investors (QFIs) increased their stakes in 51 Tadawul-listed firms on Thursday, June 7, while 44 companies saw foreign investors cutting stakes, market data compiled by Argaam showed.

 

United International Transportation Co. Ltd. (Budget Saudi), Middle East Healthcare Co. (Saudi German Hospital) and Gulf Union Cooperative Insurance Co. were the top companies seeing further purchases by foreign investors. 

 

Foreign investors raised their shareholdings in Budget Saudi by 0.23 percent, and in Saudi German Hospital and Gulf Union by 0.22 percent and 0.20 percent, respectively.

 

Top Five Stocks Where QFIs Increased Stakes

Company

Previous stake

Current stake

Variation

Number of shares

Budget Saudi

 19.90%

 20.13%

+0.23%

163,683

Saudi German Hospital

 11.67%

 11.89%

+0.22%

202,488

Gulf Union

 2.92%

 3.12%

+0.20%

30,000

ACIG

 0.65%

 0.79%

+0.14%

28,000

Al Hokair Group

 3.97%

 4.07%

+0.10%

55,000

 

Meanwhile, Wataniya Insurance Co. and Abdullah Al Othaim Markets Co. saw the highest stock sales by foreign investors, with QFIs offloading 0.27 and 0.10 percent of their holdings, respectively.

 

Top Five Stocks Where QFIs Offloaded Stakes

Company

Previous stake

Current stake

Variation

Number of shares

Wataniya

 11.27%

 11.00%

(0.27%)

54,000

Al Othaim

 3.91%

3.81%

(0.10%)

90,000

Salama

 9.51%

 9.41%

(0.10%)

25,000

Saudi Cable

 2.15%

 2.08%

(0.07%)

28,288

Al Ahlia

 8.85%

 8.78%

(0.07%)

22,400

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