BY THE NUMBERS
USD CBE auction (Tuesday, 17 May): 8.78 (unchanged since Wednesday, 16 March)
USD parallel market (Thursday, 19 May): 10.95 (compared with 10.90 on Wednesday, 18 May; corrected from the original version sent in email)
EGX30 (Thursday): 7,499.49 (-1.8%)
Turnover: EGP 545.9 mn (25% above the 90-day average)
EGX 30 year-to-date: +7.04%
THE MARKET ON THURSDAY: The EGX30 traded in the negative territory on Thursday erasing Wednesday’s gains and edging down 1.8% amid news of the disappearance of the EgyptAir flight. Global Telecom, Porto Group, and Juhayna were the benchmark index’s top-performing stocks, while Elsewedy Electric, Egyptian Resorts, and Ezz Steel were the worst-performing constituents. At a market turnover of EGP 545.9 mn, foreign investors were the sole net sellers. Regional stocks were also in the red on Thursday, with Saudi Arabia’s TASI down 0.6%, Dubai’s DFM General Index 1.7%, and Abu Dhabi’s ADX 1.8%.
Foreigners:Net short | EGP – 35.3 mn
Regional:Net long | EGP + 5.5 mn
Domestic:Net long | EGP + 19.8 mn
Retail: 62.4% of total trades | 61.9% of buyers | 62.8% of sellers
Institutions: 37.6% of total trades | 38.1% of buyers | 37.2% of sellers
Foreign: 21.1% of total | 17.9% of buyers | 24.4% of sellers
Regional: 6.2% of total | 7.6% of buyers | 4.8% of sellers
Domestic: 72.7% of total | 74.5% of buyers | 70.8% of sellers
WTI: USD 48.41 (+0.98%)
Brent: USD 48.72 (+0.21%)
Gold: USD 1,252.90 / troy ounce (-0.63%)
TASI: 6,695.3 (-0.6%)
ADX: 4,235.4 (-1.8%)
DFM: 3,229.9 (-1.7%)
KSE Weighted Index: 356.7 (-1.4%)
QE: 9,814.0 (-2.0%)
MSM: 5,931.0 (-0.4%)