Saudi trades in US stocks surge 162% to hit record of SAR 77.4 bln in Q1 2021

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Saudi investors traded US stocks through brokerage companies licensed by the Capital Market Authority (CMA), worth SAR 77.4 billion, in Q1 2021, a surge of 162%, compared with SAR 29.6 billion a year earlier.

On a quarterly basis, Saudi trading in US stocks recorded a decrease of SAR 20.8 billion in Q1 2021 compared to SAR 98.2 billion in Q4 2020.

The US stocks rose remarkably last year, with the Dow Jones Index and S&P 500 gaining 7.8% and 5.8%, respectively. Similarly, NASDAQ index grew 2.8%.

Saudis’ Trading in US Stocks
Period	Value (SAR mln)	Variation
Q1 2016	6896	--
Q2 2016	6087	--
Q3 2016	7138	+39%
Q4 2016	4183	(45%)
Q1 2017	7992	+16%
Q2 2017	7715	+27%
Q3 2017	8497	+19%
Q4 2017	6816	+63%
Q1 2018	11785	+47%
Q2 2018	11078	+44%
Q3 2018	7204	(15%)
Q4 2018	11558	+70%
Q1 2019	11085	(6%)
Q2 2019	6472	(42%)
Q3 2019	14682	+104%
Q4 2019	13561	+17%
Q1 2020	29552	+167%
Q2 2020	81338	+1157%
Q3 2020	114246	+678%
Q4 2020	98229	+624%
Q1 2021	77410	+162%

Saudi investors' traded value of US stocks accounted for 98% of their total traded value in overseas markets, reaching SAR 79.1 billion.

Trading Values by Authorized Persons in Foreign Markets (buy, sell)
Market	Value (SAR mln)	Ratio (%)
US	77410	98.0%
GCC	904	1.1%
Europe	306	0.4%
Arabian	198	0.3%
Asian	48	0.1%
Other	186	0.2%
Total	79052	100%

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