Wednesday, March 01, 2017 at 3:15 PM
Wed Mar 1, 2017 15:15
The total value of shares traded for the month ending 28 February 2017 amounted to SAR 75.73 billion, decreasing by 26.65% over the previous month; while total stock market capitalization reached SAR 1,633.42 billion at the end of this period, decreasing by 1.52% over the previous month.
The total value of shares purchased by “Saudi Investors” during this period amounted to SAR 72.15 billion representing 95.28% of total buying activity, and sales of SAR 72.68 billion representing 95.98% of total selling activity. Total ownership of “Saudi Investors” stood at 93.54% of total market capitalization as of 28 February 2017, representing a decrease of 0.01% from the previous month. The total value of shares purchased by “GCC Investors” during this period amounted to SAR 1.51 billion representing 1.99% of total buying activity, and sales of SAR 1.03 billion representing 1.36% of total selling activity. Total ownership of “GCC Investors” stood at 2.39% of total market capitalization as of 28 February 2017, representing an increase of 0.09% from the previous month. The total value of shares purchased by “Foreign Investors” during this period amounted to SAR 2.07 billion representing 2.73% of total buying activity, and sales of SAR 2.01 billion representing 2.66% of total selling activity. Total ownership of “Foreign Investors” stood at 4.07% of total market capitalization as of 28 February 2017 , representing a decrease of 0.07% from the previous month.
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