Foreign investors hiked stakes in 50 listed firms last Thursday

24/07/2018 Argaam Special

 

Qualified foreign investors (QFIs) increased their stakes in 50 Tadawul-listed firms on Thursday, July 19, while 36 companies saw foreign investors cutting stakes, market data compiled by Argaam showed.

 

Saudi Automotive Services Co. (SASCO), National Medical Care Co. (Care) and Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co. were the top companies seeing further purchases by foreign investors. 

 

Foreign investors raised their shareholdings in SASCO by 0.26 percent, and in Care and Kayan by 0.16 percent and 0.05 percent, respectively.

 

Top Five Stocks Where QFIs Increased Stakes

Company

Previous stake

Current stake

Variation

Number of shares

SASCO

 2.10%

 2.36%

+0.26%

156,000

Care

 16.71%

 16.87%

+0.16%

71,760

Kayan

 2.94%

 2.99%

+0.05%

750,000

Saudi German

 12.00%

 12.05%

+0.05%

46,020

Chubb Arabia

 32.43%

 32.47%

+0.04%

8,000

 

Meanwhile, Al Rajhi Co. for Cooperative Insurance (Al Rajhi Takaful) and Saudi Industrial Export Co. (SIECO) saw the highest stock sales by foreign investors, with QFIs offloading 0.19 percent and 0.13 percent of their holdings, respectively.

 

Top Five Stocks Where QFIs Offloaded Stakes

Company

Previous stake

Current stake

Variation

Number of shares

Al Rajhi Takaful

 7.74%

 7.55%

(0.19%)

76,000

SIECO

 1.37%

 1.24%

(0.13%)

1,404

Amana

 4.39%

 4.30%

(0.09%)

12,600

Aljazira REIT

 2.06%

 1.97%

(0.09%)

10,620

AXA

 25.92%

 25.85%

(0.07%)

31,500

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