BY THE NUMBERS
USD CBE auction (Tuesday, 3 May): 8.78 (unchanged since Wednesday, 16 March)
USD parallel market (Tuesday, 3 May): 11.05 (+0.07 since Monday, 2 May, Reuters)
EGX30 (Tuesday): 7,531.6 (-3.11%)
Turnover: EGP 694.6 mn (60% above the 90-day average)
EGX 30 year-to-date: 7.5%
THE MARKET ON TUESDAY: The EGX30 fell 3.11% on Tuesday to 7,531.6 points with shares worth EGP 694.6 mn changing hands. All EGX30 constituents ended the day in the red yesterday. Foreign and retail investors investors were buyers while local, institutional, and Arab investors were sellers. Regional markets followed suit, with the TASI down 1.2%, ADX 2.0%, and DFM 1.8%.
Foreigners:Net long | EGP + 82.2 mn
Regional:Net short | EGP – 23.7 mn
Domestic:Net short | EGP – 58.5 mn
Retail: 51.2% of total trades | 55.2% of buyers | 47.1% of sellers
Institutions: 48.8% of total trades | 44.8% of buyers | 52.9% of sellers
Foreign: 21.2% of total | 27.2% of buyers | 15.3% of sellers
Regional: 14.0% of total | 12.3% of buyers | 15.7% of sellers
Domestic: 64.8% of total | 60.5% of buyers | 69.0% of sellers
WTI: USD 43.76 (-2.39%)
Brent: USD 45.20 (-1.57%)
Gold: USD 1,287.80 / troy ounce (-0.39%)
TASI: 6,638.2 (-1.2%)
ADX: 4,382.1 (-2.0%)
DFM: 3,324.0 (-1.8%)
KSE Weighted Index: 363.1 (-0.1%)
QE: 9,939.0 (-1.5%)
MSM: 5,984.0 (+0.5%)