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Saudi Aramco mulls up to $50 billion stake sale via fresh share listing — WSJ

Key Points
  • Saudi Arabia is planning to list more shares in Aramco and is targeting a stake sale of as much as $50 billion.
  • The Wall Street Journal reported that the state-owned company has held talks with outside advisers about selling more shares on the Riyadh stock exchange.
This picture taken December 12, 2019 shows a view of the exchange board at the Stock Exchange Market (Tadawul) bourse in Riyadh displaying Aramco shares on the second day of their trading.
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Saudi Arabia is planning to list more shares in Aramco and is targeting a stake sale of as much as $50 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the oil giant's strategy.

The state-owned company has held talks with outside advisers about selling more shares on the Riyadh stock exchange as well as a secondary listing, possibly in London, Singapore or other exchanges, the report said, adding that it was still in the planning stage.

Aramco, which listed in Riyadh in December 2019 and currently has a market value of $1.97 trillion, did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.