US stock trading hall
Saudi investors executed sell and buy transactions on US equities totaling SAR 89.7 billion, reflecting an increase of approximately SAR 47.1 billion, or 111% year-on-year (YoY), the highest level in two years. 
Trading by Saudis in US stocks jumped by 53%, or SAR 31.1 billion, compared to SAR 58.6 billion in Q2 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:
Saudi Transactions on US Equities*
Period
Value
(SAR mln)
YoY Change
Q1 2022
85,896
+10%
Q2 2022
147,438
+143%
Q3 2022
99,497
+96%
Q4 2022
50,346
+9%
Q1 2023
58,841
(31%)
Q2 2023
59,812
(59%)
Q3 2023
42,594
(57%)
Q4 2023
58,734
+17%
Q1 2024
62,313
+6%
Q2 2024
58,559
(2%)
Q3 2024
89,661
+111%
The transactions in the US market accounted for nearly 98.7% of total trading by Saudis in foreign markets during the third quarter of 2024, which reached SAR 90.9 billion.
The table below details sell and buy transactions on US equities through authorized market institutions in Q3 2024:
Traded Value by Authorized Market Institutions in Foreign Markets (SAR mln)
Region
Value
Percentage
US
89,661
98.7%
GCC
813
0.9%
European
218
0.2 %
Arabian
70
0.1 %
Asian
46
0.1 %
Other
74
0.1 %
Total
90,882
100.0%
US stock trading hall
Saudi investors executed sell and buy transactions on US equities totaling SAR 89.7 billion, reflecting an increase of approximately SAR 47.1 billion, or 111% year-on-year (YoY), the highest level in two years.
Trading by Saudis in US stocks jumped by 53%, or SAR 31.1 billion, compared to SAR 58.6 billion in Q2 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:
Saudi Transactions on US Equities*
Period
Value
(SAR mln)
YoY Change
Q1 2022
85,896
+10%
Q2 2022
147,438
+143%
Q3 2022
99,497
+96%
Q4 2022
50,346
+9%
Q1 2023
58,841
(31%)
Q2 2023
59,812
(59%)
Q3 2023
42,594
(57%)
Q4 2023
58,734
+17%
Q1 2024
62,313
+6%
Q2 2024
58,559
(2%)
Q3 2024
89,661
+111%
The transactions in the US market accounted for nearly 98.7% of total trading by Saudis in foreign markets during the third quarter of 2024, which reached SAR 90.9 billion.
The table below details sell and buy transactions on US equities through authorized market institutions in Q3 2024:
Traded Value by Authorized Market Institutions in Foreign Markets (SAR mln)
Region
Value
Percentage
US
89,661
98.7%
GCC
813
0.9%
European
218
0.2 %
Arabian
70
0.1 %
Asian
46
0.1 %
Other
74
0.1 %
Total
90,882
100.0%
