Shanghai Stock Exchange (XSHG) vs Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) (XSAU)
Shanghai Stock Exchange and Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) compared by ISO 10383 identity, operator, trading session, settlement cycle and covered listings.
| Field | Shanghai Stock Exchange | Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) |
|---|---|---|
| Operating MIC | XSHG | XSAU |
| Segment MICs | 1 | — |
| Country | China | Saudi Arabia |
| Operator | Shanghai Stock Exchange | Saudi Tadawul Group |
| Operator LEI | 300300LRJ5FEZ23N8725 | 894500BXFAWZK686TP37 |
| Trading currency | CNY | SAR |
| Timezone | Asia/Shanghai | Asia/Riyadh |
| Session (local) | 09:30–15:00 | 10:00–15:00 |
| Lunch break | 11:30-13:00 | none |
| Settlement | T+1 | T+2 |
| Covered listings | 1 | 2 |
| Covered listed value ≈ | $241.3bn | $1.8tn |
| Benchmarks | SSE Composite Index, SSE 50, STAR 50, CSI 300 (multi-venue) | TASI (Tadawul All Share Index), MT30 (MSCI Tadawul 30) |
Shanghai Stock Exchange
Largest mainland-China exchange; access for foreign investors via Stock Connect.
Saudi Exchange (Tadawul)
Largest exchange in the Middle East; home listing of Saudi Aramco.
"Covered listings" counts companies in the Finance Foundation dataset, not the venue's full listing count, and "covered listed value" sums the computed market caps of those companies (close 2026-08-28) — a sum of estimates over a hand-picked set, not the venue's listed market capitalisation. The comparison is of our covered set, stated plainly. MIC data from the ISO 10383 registry, operator LEIs from GLEIF, session times compiled from each venue's published calendar. seed-0.7 · marketcap-1 · 2026-08-30 · sources.