Saudi trade in the US market set a record 323.4 billion riyals (+ 606%) in 2020

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Saudi transactions (buying and selling) of US stocks through companies approved by the Capital Market Authority during the year 2020, increased by 606% to reach 323.4 billion riyals, against transactions which amounted to to 45.8 billion riyals in 2019.

In 2020, US stocks saw a remarkable rise, with the Dow Jones index advancing 6.9% and the Dow Jones index rising 6.9%. “S&P 500” By 16%, and the Nasdaq index rose 42.9%, the best annual performance in 11 years.

It should be noted that the report of the Capital Market Authority on the business value of authorized persons (local brokers) in global markets; It does not include details of the number of Saudi portfolios abroad, nor the number of investors trading directly through external brokers.

The following table shows the evolution of Saudis trading in US equities since 2015:

According to CMA data, Saudis’ trading in US stocks peaked in 2020 in the third quarter with 114.2 billion riyals, and then in the fourth quarter with 98.2 billion riyals.

The following table shows the details of the Saudis’ trading in US stocks in 2020:

The value of Saudis’ transactions in the US market in 2020 accounted for 98.3% of the total transactions in foreign markets, which amounted to 328.8 billion riyals.

The following table shows details Saudis trading securities by authorized persons on foreign stock markets (buy and sell):

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