The Market Yesterday
EGP / USD CBE market average: Buy 17.27 | Sell 17.37
EGP / USD at CIB: Buy 17.26 | Sell 17.36
EGP / USD at NBE: Buy 17.25 | Sell 17.35
EGX30 (Thursday): 15,106 (0.00%)
Turnover: EGP 664 mn (25% below the 90-day average)
EGX 30 year-to-date: 15.9%
THE MARKET ON THURSDAY: The EGX30 ended Thursday’s session unmoved at 0.00%. CIB, the index heaviest constituent ended up 0.7%. EGX30’s top performing constituents were Emaar Misr up 4.3%, Eastern Co. up 1.2%, and Orascom Investment Holding up 1.2%. Thursday’s worst performing stocks were Egypt Kuwait Holding down 4.3%, Egyptian Resorts down 1.5% and Qalaa Holdings down 1.3%. The market turnover was EGP 664 mn, and local investors were the sole net sellers.
Foreigners: Net long | EGP +24.9 mn
Regional: Net long | EGP +11.3 mn
Domestic: Net short | EGP -36.2 mn
Retail: 45.3% of total trades | 40.7% of buyers | 49.9% of sellers
Institutions: 54.7% of total trades | 59.3% of buyers | 50.1% of sellers
WTI: USD 63.89 (+0.49%)
Brent: USD 71.55 (+1.02%)
Natural Gas (Nymex, futures prices) USD 2.66 MMBtu, (-0.15%, May 2019 contract)
Gold: USD 1,295.20 / troy ounce (+0.15%)
TASI: 9,087.97 (+0.12%) (YTD: +16.11%)
ADX: 5,052.34 (-0.11%) (YTD: +2.79%)
DFM: 2,790.16 (-0.63%) (YTD: +10.29%)
KSE Premier Market: 6,125.90 (+0.15%)
QE: 10,259.07 (+0.22%) (YTD: -0.39%)
MSM: 3,983.79 (+0.30%) (YTD: -7.86%)
BB: 1,438.48 (-0.28%) (YTD: +7.57%)