Saudi trades in US equities dip to $11bn in Q1; first annual decline in 2 years

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RIYADH: Saudi trades in US markets took a dip by 48 percent during the first quarter of 2022, recording the first annual drop in two years.

Saudi investors’ purchase and sale of US stocks fell to SR40 billion ($11 billion) in the first quarter, from SR77 billion in the same period a year ago, the Saudi market regulator reported.

Compared with the fourth quarter of 2021, Saudi Arabia’s trade in US stocks decreased by SR6 billion in the first quarter from SR46 billion.