RIYADH: Foreign investors were net buyers of $1.47 billion in Gulf Cooperation Council equity markets in the first quarter of 2026, marking a sharp reversal from the net selling of $313.5 million in the previous quarter. Saudi Arabia accounted for the largest share of foreign purchases, attracting $2.6 billion in net buying as international investors returned to the region amid ongoing economic reforms and improving sentiment, according to Kamco Invest’s GCC Trading Activity Quarterly report.
