to 4.75% of the total market, and the shares lost approximately 144.5 billion riyals out of its market value, the doors of hope for the return or stability of the market at reasonable levels of correction are closed. National economic catastrophe that affected citizens, revealed the low level of economic management that did not succeed in reading the market crisis before it occurred, and was not given enough importance, then it was unable to manage and deal with it in an optimal manner, which helped in the occurrence of the major economic disaster in the country's history. Some attributed the cause of the collapse to many things, including stopping a number of speculators and the fear of others of similar sanctions, and to the decision to determine the percentage of fluctuation and the abolition of fractures, and prevent the return of speculators ’commissions, which seem weak compared to the main collapse of the price inflation that the regulatory authorities contributed to. This necessitated King Abdullah's personal intervention to resolve the crisis, where he ordered the division of shares and the permitting of non-Saudi residents to invest directly in the stock market and not limiting it to investment funds and reducing the nominal value of the share, which were issued by decisions of the CMA and was applied. Trading times There are five trading days – Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, with one trading session per trading day. No trading happens on official Saudi holidays, which are Saudi National Day, Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr. Times are UTC+3: Annual returns The following table shows the annual development of the Tadawul All-Share Index since 2001. See also Economy of Saudi Arabia Electronic Securities Information System List of Asian stock exchanges List of companies of Saudi Arabia List of stock exchanges References External links Official website of the Capital Market Authority Financial services companies established in 2007 2007 establishments in Saudi Arabia Stock exchanges in Asia Finance in Saudi Arabia Stock exchanges in the Middle East Stock exchanges in Saudi Arabia 2021 initial public offerings