The Market Yesterday
EGP / USD CBE market average: Buy 17.86 | Sell 17.95
EGP / USD at CIB: Buy 17.86 | Sell 17.96
EGP / USD at NBE: Buy 17.78 | Sell 17.88
EGX30 (Wednesday): 13,487 (-0.4%)
Turnover: EGP 916 mn (23% above the 90-day average)
EGX 30 year-to-date: -10.2%
THE MARKET ON WEDNESDAY: The EGX30 ended yesterday’s session down 0.4%. CIB, the index heaviest constituent ended up 0.4%. EGX30’s top performing constituents were Egyptian Iron & Steel up 5.1%, and Qalaa Holdings up 2.6%, and Ibnsina Pharma up 1.7%. Yesterday’s worst performing stocks were Pioneers Holding down 5.1%, Palm Hills down 3.7% and Heliopolis Housing down 2.8%. The market turnover was EGP 916 mn, and regional investors were the sole net sellers.
Foreigners: Net Long | EGP +57.9 mn
Regional: Net Short | EGP -158.8 mn
Domestic: Net Long | EGP +100.9 mn
Retail: 53.7% of total trades | 55.8% of buyers | 51.6% of sellers
Institutions: 46.3% of total trades | 44.2% of buyers | 48.4% of sellers
WTI: USD 55.93 (-0.57%)
Brent: USD 66.12 (+0.99%)
Natural Gas (Nymex, futures prices) USD 4.66 MMBtu, (-3.64%, December 2018 contract)
Gold: USD 1,211.70/ troy ounce (+0.13%)
TASI: 7,659.88 (-1.17%) (YTD: +6.00%)
ADX: 5,021.18 (+1.10%) (YTD: +14.16%)
DFM: 2,776.38 (+0.03%) (YTD: -17.62%)
KSE Premier Market: 5,297.04 (+0.13%)
QE: 10,199.08 (-1.12%) (YTD: +19.66%)
MSM: 4,459.57 (-0.17%) (YTD: -12.55%)
BB: 1,310.51 (+0.43%) (YTD: -1.59%)