During the year 2001, 692 million stocks were traded on the Saudi Stock Exchange compared with 555 million stocks in the previous year of 2000, according to the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (Sama), reported Al-Hayat. These figures translate into a 25 percent increase. The same source added that the number of the executed transactions on the market jumped from 498,135 to 605,035 during the same period, a 12 percent growth. — (menareport.com)
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