BY THE NUMBERS
EGP / USD CBE market average: Buy 18.77 | Sell 18.89
EGP / USD at CIB: Buy 18.70 | Sell 18.80
EGP / USD at NBE: Buy 18.7 | Sell 18.75
EGX30 (Thursday): 13,091.05 (+1.62%)
Turnover: EGP 1.313 bn (196% above the 90-day average)
EGX 30 year-to-date: +6.04%
THE MARKET ON THURSDAY: The EGX30 ended Thursday’s session 1.6% up. Thursday’s top gainers were Qalaa Holdings, Eastern Co, and Amer Group. Thursday’s worst performing stocks included EFG Hermes, Orascom Construction, and Palm Hills. The market turnover was EGP 1.3 bn and foreign investors were the sole net buyers.
Foreigners: Net long | EGP + 43.7 mn
Regional: Net short | EGP – 0.1 mn
Domestic: Net short | EGP – 43.6 mn
Retail: 60.2% of total trades | 60.2% of buyers | 60.3% of sellers
Institutions: 39.8% of total trades | 39.8% of buyers | 39.7% of sellers
Foreign: 24.0% of total | 25.8% of buyers | 22.3% of sellers
Regional: 11.3% of total | 11.2% of buyers | 11.3% of sellers
Domestic: 64.7% of total | 63.0% of buyers | 66.4% of sellers
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