BY THE NUMBERS
USD CBE auction (Tuesday, 7 June): 8.78 (unchanged since Wednesday, 16 March)
USD parallel market (Saturday, 11 June): 10.92-10.95 (compared to 10.90 on Tuesday, 7 June, domestic press)
EGX30 (Sunday): 7,650.62 (-1.36%)
Turnover: EGP 309.8 mn (29% below the 90-day average)
EGX 30 year-to-date: +9.20%
THE MARKET ON SUNDAY: Egypt’s benchmark index fell 1.4% on Sunday. EFG Hermes and Telecom Egypt were the only constituents to close in the positive territory. The EGX30’s worst-performing constituents were OTMT, Edita, and Porto Group. The index’s largest constituent, CIB, was down 2.0% on the day. Market turnover hit EGP 309.8 mn, with local investors being the sole net buyers.
Foreigners:Net short | EGP -19.2 mn
Regional:Net short | EGP -16.3 mn
Domestic:Net long | EGP +35.5 mn
Retail: 59.4% of total trades | 64.9% of buyers | 54.0% of sellers
Institutions: 40.6% of total trades | 35.1% of buyers | 46.0% of sellers
Foreign: 6.7% of total | 3.6% of buyers | 9.8% of sellers
Regional: 13.1% of total | 10.5% of buyers | 15.8% of sellers
Domestic: 80.2% of total | 85.9% of buyers | 74.4% of sellers
WTI: USD 49.07 (flat)
Brent: USD 50.54 (flat)
Gold: USD 1,275.90 / troy ounce (flat)
Nymex (futures prices) USD 2.56 MMBtu, (flat, July 2016 contract)
TASI: 6,570.9 (-0.5%) (YTD: -4.9%)
ADX: 4,367.9 (-0.3%) (YTD: +1.4%)
DFM: 3,336.1 (-1.0%) (YTD: +5.9%)
KSE Weighted Index: 355.7 (+0.2%) (YTD: -6.8%)
QE: 9,794.0 (-0.4%) (YTD: -6.1%)
MSM: 5,868.4 (-0.3%) (YTD: +8.5%)
BB: 1,115.9 (-0.3%) (YTD: -8.2%)