Foreign investors hiked stakes in 61 listed firms on April 8

11/04/2018 Argaam Special

Qualified foreign investors (QFIs) increased their stakes in 61 Tadawul-listed firms on Sunday, April 8, while 41 companies saw foreign investors cutting stakes, market data compiled by Argaam showed.

United International Transportation Co. Ltd. (Budget Saudi), AXA Cooperative Insurance Co. and Chubb Arabia Cooperative Insurance Co. were the top companies seeing further purchases by foreign investors. 

 Foreign investors raised their shareholdings in Budget Saudi by 0.32 percent, and in AXA and Chubb Arabia by 0.23 percent and 0.20 percent, respectively.

Top Five Stocks Where QFIs Increased Stakes

Company

Previous stake

Current stake

Variation

Number of shares

Budget Saudi

18.31%

 18.63%

+0.32%

227,733

AXA

 26.71%

 26.94%

+0.23%

103,500

Chubb Arabia

 32.13%

 32.33%

+0.20%

40,000

Alhokair

 3.12%

 3.24%

+0.12%

252,000

SACO

 9.44%

 9.53%

+0.09%

21,600

Meanwhile, Salama Cooperative Insurance Co. and United Wire Factories Co. (Aslak) saw the highest stock sales by foreign investors, with QFIs offloading 0.41 and 0.19 percent of their holdings, respectively.

Top Five Stocks Where QFIs Offloaded Stakes

Company

Previous stake

Current stake

Variation

Number of shares

Salama

9.70%

 9.29%

(0.41%)

102,500

Aslak

 1.24%

 1.05%

(0.19%)

83,363

Herfy

 8.82%

 8.67%

(0.15%)

97,020

Gulf Union

 2.37%

 2.24%

(0.13%)

19,500

Trade Union

 0.88%

 0.80%

(0.08%)

22,000


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