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Saudi investors traded US stocks worth SAR 234.9 billion through capital market institutions in 2021, a decline of 27% compared with SAR 323.4 billion a year earlier.
Accordingly, Saudi trades in US stocks witnessed the first annual decline in years.
Saudi trades in US stocks during the fourth quarter of 2021 reached SAR 46.2 billion – the lowest on a three-month basis in two years.
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Saudi Trades in US Stocks |
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Period |
Value (SAR mln) |
Change |
|
2015 |
20282 |
-- |
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2016 |
24304 |
+20% |
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2017 |
31020 |
+28% |
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2018 |
41625 |
+34% |
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2019 |
45800 |
+10% |
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2020 |
323365 |
+606% |
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2021 |
234907 |
(%27) |
Saudi trades in US stocks hit its highest in the first quarter of 2021 at nearly SAR 77.4 billion, followed by the second quarter with SAR 60.6 billion.
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Saudi Trades in US Stocks during 2021 |
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Period |
Value (SAR mln) |
Change |
|
Q1 |
77410 |
(21%) |
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Q2 |
60647 |
(22%) |
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Q3 |
50644 |
(16%) |
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Q4 |
46206 |
(9%) |
Saudi trades in US stocks during 2021 represented around 97% of the total traded value in foreign markets reaching SAR 241.7 billion.
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Traded Value by Authorized Persons in Foreign Markets (SAR mln) |
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Year |
US |
GCC |
European |
Arabian |
Asian |
Others |
Total |
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2015 |
20282 |
8777 |
1328 |
756 |
22 |
597 |
31762 |
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2016 |
24304 |
4685 |
710 |
101 |
16 |
852 |
30666 |
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2017 |
31020 |
2993 |
1222 |
256 |
15 |
1104 |
36611 |
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2018 |
41625 |
2557 |
2172 |
309 |
79 |
322 |
47067 |
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2019 |
45800 |
3180 |
855 |
289 |
78 |
767 |
50968 |
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2020 |
323365 |
3931 |
722 |
516 |
100 |
201 |
328835 |
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2021 |
234907 |
3894 |
1077 |
1225 |
242 |
316 |
241661 |
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