Led by Individuals.. Saudis Inject $1.16 Billion into the Stock Market in September

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Saudi investors recorded positive performance in the main market of "Tadawul Saudi" during the trading of September 2026, supported by strong purchases from individuals alongside institutions, while the transactions of Gulf and foreign investors resulted in a net sale.

The monthly report issued by "Tadawul Saudi" showed that Saudi investors recorded a net purchase in September amounting to 1.16 billion dollars (4.36 billion riyals).

Remittances from foreigners in Saudi Arabia exceeded 30 billion dollars over 8 months.

The total purchases of Saudi investors last month reached 12.49 billion dollars (46.85 billion riyals), representing 59.18% of the purchases during September in the main market, compared to sales of 11.33 billion dollars (42.49 billion riyals), which constituted 53.68% of the total monthly sales.

The individuals supported the transactions of Saudis in September, recording a net purchase of 938.13 million dollars (3.52 billion riyals), with their total purchases amounting to 10.07 billion dollars (37.76 billion riyals), compared to total sales of 9.13 billion dollars (34.24 billion riyals).

Saudi institutions also recorded a net purchase in September amounting to 223.36 million dollars (837.59 million riyals), resulting from total purchase operations nearing 2.42 billion dollars (9.08 billion riyals), against sales valued at 2.2 billion dollars (8.25 billion riyals).

In contrast, foreign transactions in the Saudi market witnessed significant selling activities during September, resulting in a net sale of 1.145 billion dollars (4.29 billion riyals).

The total sales of foreigners last month reached 9.42 billion dollars (35.35 billion riyals), which was higher than their total purchases amounting to 8.28 billion dollars (31.05 billion riyals).

Selling dominated most of the foreign transactions last month, especially in the dealings of foreign institutions, which recorded a net sale of 1.15 billion dollars (4.33 billion riyals).

The managed portfolios recorded a net sale of $13.35 million (50.06 million riyals), while foreign individuals recorded a net purchase of $22.12 million (82.95 million riyals).

As for the Gulf investors, they recorded a net sale in September amounting to $16.17 million (60.64 million riyals), with a difference in purchase operations valued at $334.55 million (1.25 billion riyals), compared to sales amounting to $350.72 million (1.32 billion riyals).

It is noteworthy that the general index of the Saudi stock market, "TASI," ended the trading of September 2026 with a decline of 6.17%, losing 686.44 points, to record a level of 10440.64 points.

The number of companies traded last month was 271, witnessing the execution of more than 7.83 million transactions, carried out on 3.92 billion shares, with trading values amounting to $21.1 billion (79.15 billion riyals).

The market capitalization of listed stocks in the main market decreased during September by an equivalent of $111.21 billion (417.06 billion riyals), bringing the total ownership value to $2.433 trillion (9.124 trillion riyals), compared to $2.544 trillion (9.541 trillion riyals) at the end of August 2026.