According to the report, foreign institutions accounted for 37.35% of total purchases in the market, compared to 38.35% of total sales. Direct sales by foreign individual investors amounted to approximately 597.5 million riyals, representing 2.15% of total market trading, compared to purchases worth 534.7 million riyals.
Saudi sales reached 1.8 billion riyals
In contrast, net sales of Saudi individuals totaled about 1.8 billion riyals, while net purchases by government entities amounted to about 1.9 billion riyals.
It is worth noting that, starting from February 1, 2026, the financial market began opening up to all categories of foreign investors and enabling them to invest directly.
The weekly report on ownership value and trading value of the stock market published by Tadawul Saudi Arabia showed that the net sales of foreign institutions in the main market for the week ending March 12, 2026, amounted to approximately 277.8 million riyals.
According to the report, foreign institutions accounted for 37.35% of total purchases in the market, compared to 38.35% of total sales. The sales of individual foreign investors directly reached about 597.5 million riyals, representing 2.15% of total market trading, against purchases valued at 534.7 million riyals.
1.8 billion riyals in sales by Saudis
In contrast, the net sales of all Saudi individuals reached about 1.8 billion riyals, while the net purchases by government entities amounted to approximately 1.9 billion riyals.
It is worth noting that the financial market began, starting February 1, 2026, to open the financial market to all categories of foreign investors and enable them to invest directly.
