US stock trading screen
Saudi investors executed sell and buy transactions on US equities totaling SAR 102.2 billion in Q4 2024, reflecting an increase of approximately SAR 43.5 billion, or 74% year-on-year (YoY), the highest level in two and a half years.
Trading by Saudis in US stocks jumped by 14%, or SAR 12.5 billion, compared to SAR 89.7 billion in Q3 2024.
The CMA report on the trading value of local authorized brokers in the global markets does not include either details of the number of Saudi portfolios abroad, the number of investors trading directly through foreign brokers, or their trading volumes.
The following table shows Saudi transactions on US equities:
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Saudi Transactions on US Equities* |
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|
Period |
Value (SAR bln) |
YoY Change |
|
Q1 2022 |
85.90 |
+10% |
|
Q2 2022 |
147.44 |
+143% |
|
Q3 2022 |
99.50 |
+96% |
|
Q4 2022 |
50.35 |
+9% |
|
Q1 2023 |
58.84 |
(31%) |
|
Q2 2023 |
59.81 |
(59%) |
|
Q3 2023 |
42.59 |
(57%) |
|
Q4 2023 |
58.73 |
+17% |
|
Q1 2024 |
62.31 |
+6% |
|
Q2 2024 |
58.56 |
(2%) |
|
Q3 2024 |
89.66 |
+111% |
|
Q4 2024 |
102.18 |
+74% |
The transactions in the US market accounted for nearly 96.7% of total trading by Saudis in foreign markets during the fourth quarter of 2024, which reached SAR 105.7 billion.
The table below details sell and buy transactions on US equities through authorized market institutions in Q4 2024:
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Traded Value by Authorized Market Institutions in Foreign Markets (SAR mln) |
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|
Region |
Value |
Percentage |
|
US |
102180 |
96.7% |
|
European |
1868 |
1.8% |
|
GCC |
1049 |
1.0% |
|
Asian |
97 |
0.1% |
|
Arabian |
34 |
0.03% |
|
Other |
481 |
0.5% |
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Total |
105709 |
100.0% |
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