A report released today by Tadawul revealed that the total value of purchases by “foreign investors” during September 2021 reached 16.37 billion riyals, representing 11.071% of total purchases, while the total value of sales reached 14.93 billion Saudi riyals, representing 10.101% of total sales, resulting in a net purchase of 1.44 billion riyals.

According to the report, the value of “foreign investor” ownership reached 2.971% of the total market value of listed shares (10.07 trillion riyals) as of September 30, 2021, or 299.11 billion riyals.

Although the value of foreign ownership increased compared to their ownership at the end of August, which stood at 292.58 billion riyals, their share of the total market capitalization of listed shares declined, as it stood at 2.981% at the end of August, because the total market capitalization of listed shares at that time had reached 9.83 trillion riyals.

The total value of shares traded for the month ending September 30, 2021, was 147.86 billion Saudi riyals, a decrease of 4.051% compared to the previous month, while the total market capitalization of listed shares stood at 10,071.02 billion riyals at the end of this period, an increase of 2.46% compared to the previous month.

The total value of purchases by “Saudi investors” during this period reached 129.89 billion Saudi riyals, representing 87.851% of total purchases, while the total value of sales reached 131.23 billion Saudi riyals, representing 88.751% of total sales. As for the value of “Saudi investors”“ holdings accounted for 96.521% of the total market value of listed shares as of September 30, 2021, an increase of 0.011% compared to last month.

The total value of purchases by ”Gulf investors“ during the aforementioned period reached 1.60 billion Saudi riyals, representing 1.09% of total purchases, while the total value of sales reached 1.70 billion Saudi riyals, representing 1.151% of total sales. As for the value of ”Gulf investors"" holdings accounted for 0.511% of the total market capitalization of listed shares as of September 30, 2021, a decrease of 0.0041% compared to last month.

As for the NOMOO – Parallel Market, the total value of traded shares for the month ending September 30, 2021, reached 1,277.15 million Saudi riyals, an increase of 32.52% compared to last month, while the total market capitalization of listed shares reached 15,255.38 million SAR at the end of this period, an increase of 2.33% compared to last month.

The total value of purchases by “Saudi investors” during this period reached 1,222.13 million Saudi riyals, representing 95.691% of total purchases, while the total value of sales reached 1,232.56 million Saudi riyals, representing 96.511% of total sales. As for the value of "Saudi investors"“ holdings accounted for 99.251% of the total market value of listed shares as of September 30, 2021, a decrease of 0.281% compared to last month.

The total value of purchases by ”Gulf investors" during this period reached 19.10 million Saudi riyals, representing 1.501% of total purchases, while the total value of sales amounted to 14.73 million Saudi riyals, representing 1.151% of total sales. As for the value of "Gulf investors“” holdings accounted for 0.171% of the total market value of listed shares as of September 30, 2021, an increase of 0.121% compared to last month.

The total value of purchases by “foreign investors” during the aforementioned period reached 35.92 million Saudi riyals, representing 2.81% of total purchases, while the total value of sales amounted to 29.87 million Saudi riyals, representing 2.341% of total sales, resulting in a net purchase of 6.05 million riyals. As for the value of “foreign investor” holdings accounted for 0.581% of the total market value of listed shares as of September 30, 2021, an increase of 0.161% compared to last month.