BY THE NUMBERS
USD CBE auction (Tuesday, 24 May): 8.78 (unchanged since Wednesday, 16 March)
USD parallel market (Tuesday, 24 May): 11.00 (compared with 10.95 on Thursday, 19 May, Reuters)
EGX30 (Wednesday): 7,543.43 (+0.61%)
Turnover: EGP 522.5 mn (20% above the 90-day average)
EGX 30 year-to-date: +7.67%
THE MARKET ON WEDNESDAY: The EGX30 climbed 0.6% in tandem with the rally in global indexes after oil prices bounced back and the U.S. released robust housing data indicating a strong recovery in the world’s largest economy. Edita Food Industries, Pioneers Holding, and Telecom Egypt were the top performing index constituents. On the other hand, Juhayna Food Industries, Porto Group, and Amer Group were the worst performing index members. At a turnover of EGP 522.5 m, foreign investors were the sole net buyers during the day.
Foreigners:Net long | EGP + 46.7 mn
Regional:Net short | EGP – 13.4 mn
Domestic:Net short | EGP – 33.3 mn
Retail: 64.0% of total trades | 59.2% of buyers | 68.8% of sellers
Institutions: 36.0% of total trades | 40.8% of buyers | 31.2% of sellers
Foreign: 16.1% of total | 20.6% of buyers | 11.7% of sellers
Regional: 8.1% of total | 6.8% of buyers | 9.4% of sellers
Domestic: 75.8% of total | 72.6% of buyers | 79.0% of sellers
WTI: USD 49.56 (+0.94%)
Brent: USD 49.78 (+1.51%)
Gold: USD 1,223.80 / troy ounce (-0.44%)
TASI: 6,516.49 (+0.64%)
ADX: 4,288.61 (+1.57%)
DFM: 3,308.77 (+1.88%)
KSE Weighted Index: 358.27 (+0.62%)
QE: 9,705.74 (+0.42%)
MSM: 5,930.5 (+0.62%)