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Saudi Investors' Foreign Market Trading Rises 59% in Q2 2026
Saudi investors increased their trading activities in foreign markets during the second quarter of 2026 by 59.07% year-on-year, recording a rise of 115.9 billion riyals (approximately 30.9 billion dollars) compared to the same period last year. The majority of these trades were concentrated in the U.S. stock market, which accounted for 96.81% of total foreign trading, reaching a record high of 302.18 billion riyals (about 80.58 billion dollars). This represents an increase of over 56% compared to the same quarter in the previous year, marking the highest trading level in history. Other foreign markets also saw significant growth, with trading in European stocks soaring by 1882%, and substantial increases in the Gulf, Asian, and Arab markets, bringing the total value of trades in these markets to 4.27 billion riyals (approximately 1.14 billion dollars). Accordingly, Saudi investors' trading in foreign markets constituted about 32.29% of their total stock trading during the second quarter of 2026. Meanwhile, their combined trading in both local and foreign stocks increased by 13.56%, with the total market value reaching 966.61 billion riyals (around 257.76 billion dollars).
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