Tadawul: Net foreign buys up to SAR 25.5 bln in 2021, Saudis net sellers of SAR 22.3 bln

11/01/2022 Argaam Special

Tadawul trading hall


Qualified foreign investors (QFIs) were net purchasers of SAR 25.5 billion worth of stocks on the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) in 2021, up by 36% year-on-year (YoY), compared to SAR 18.75 billion in 2020, according to data issued by the Saudi bourse.

Foreign investors bought SAR 187.88 billion worth of shares and sold shares at a total value of SAR 162.34 billion in 2021.


QFIs include SWAP agreements, qualified investors, resident investors, discretionary portfolio management (DPMs), and strategic partners.

Foreign investors recorded the highest purchase in December at SAR 5.45 billion.

April recorded the second highest value of net foreign purchases with SAR 3.68 billion.

Foreign Investors Trading Value in 2021

Month

Purchases

(SAR bln)

Sales

(SAR bln)

Net traded value

(SAR bln)

January

10.78

8.86

+ 1.91

February

13.21

12.87

+ 0.34

March

19.65

16.13

+ 3.52

April

14.88

11.21

+ 3.68

May

15.32

13.55

+ 1.78

June

19.09

17.74

+ 1.35

July

9.97

9.96

+ 0.01

August

15.29

12.31

+ 2.99

September

16.37

14.93

+ 1.44

October

14.96

12.21

+ 2.75

November

16.26

15.93

+ 0.34

December

22.09

16.64

+ 5.45

Total

187.88

162.34

+ 25.54

 

Net sales of Saudi individuals in all categories amounted to SAR 22.26 billion in 2021, compared to SAR 31.8 billion a year earlier.

Net purchases by Saudi investors stood at SAR 1.8867 trillion, against net sales worth SAR 1.908 trillion.

Saudi investors include retail investors, high net worth investors, individual professional investors, and individual DPMs.

 
April recorded the highest net retail sales worth SAR 7.3 billion, followed by March with SAR 6 billion.

Saudi Individuals Trading Value in 2021

Month

Purchases

(SAR bln)

Sales

(SAR bln)

Net traded value

(SAR bln)

January

140.71

143.94

(3.23)

February

221.54

224.46

(2.92)

March

254.40

260.40

(6.00)

April

154.43

161.72

(7.29)

May

132.05

131.19

+ 0.87

June

258.72

259.50

(0.78)

July

125.11

124.09

+ 1.02

August

127.38

131.19

(3.81)

September

119.21

121.13

(1.92)

October

128.06

127.45

+ 0.61

November

104.64

103.01

+ 1.63

December

120.48

120.90

(0.43)

Total

1,886.73

1,908.98

(22.26)


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