Saudi Arabia has reportedly been propping up its stock market when things go bad

The Saudi government has been propping up the stock market when negative news sends the market lower, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was one such example of final-hour buying by funds linked to the government.The October murder of columnist Jamal Khashoggi spooked investors into dumping Saudi stocks. The Saudi government then swooped in to buy them back, shoring up the market.
It's a familiar pattern when things go south in the country's equity market,