Foreign investors purchase AED 4.823 billion worth of shares on DFM during the first week of February

Published February 10th, 2008 - 07:41 GMT

Dubai Financial Market announced today that the value of shares and bonds bought by foreign investors, or non-UAE nationals, during last week (February 3 - February 7) reached AED 4.823 billion comprising 36.9 per cent of the total value of stocks traded during the period. 

 

The value of stocks sold by foreign investors during the same period reached AED 4.432 billion comprising 33.9 per cent of the total value of stocks traded during the period. Net foreign investment on the market reached AED 391.0 million during the same period, as aggregate buy.

 

The value of stocks bought by institutional investors during last week reached AED 3.226 billion comprising 24.7 per cent of the total value of stocks traded during the period. The value of stocks sold by institutional investors during the period reached AED 2.796 billion which constitutes 21.4 per cent of the total value of stocks traded during the period. Net institutional investment on the market reached AED 429.6 million during the period. as aggregate buy.

 

 

Trading Value of UAE Nationals and Foreign investors (February 03 - February 07)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Value of stocks bought (AED)

Value of stocks sold (AED)

Net investment (AED)

Total Foreign Trading

4,823,338,166

4,432,314,702

391,023,463

Arabs

1,961,848,255

2,056,047,716

-94,199,460

GCC Nationals

453,531,807

466,226,134

-12,694,328

Other Nationalities

2,407,958,103

1,910,040,852

497,917,251

UAE Nationals

8,258,249,638

8,649,273,101

-391,023,463

Total

13,081,587,804

13,081,587,804

 

 

 

Trading Value of institutional and individual investors (February 03 - February 07)

 

 

 

 

 

Value of stocks bought (AED)

Value of stocks sold (AED)

Net investment (AED)

Total institutional investment 

3,225,653,893

2,796,070,563

429,583,330

Banks

218,595,174

281,919,218

-63,324,044

Companies 

2,916,834,622

2,433,007,397

483,827,224

Institutions

90,224,097

81,143,947

9,080,150

Individual institutions

9,855,933,911

10,285,517,241

-429,583,330

Total

13,081,587,804

13,081,587,804