BY THE NUMBERS
USD CBE auction (Tuesday, 7 June): 8.78 (unchanged since Wednesday, 16 March)
USD parallel market (Tuesday, 7 June): 10.90 (-0.30 from Monday, 6 June, Reuters)
EGX30 (Tuesday): 7,717.35 (+1.02%)
Turnover: EGP 583.3 mn (34% above the 90-day average)
EGX 30 year-to-date: +10.15%
THE MARKET ON TUESDAY: EGX30 climbed throughout the day to close 1.0% higher with most stocks closing at or near their highs. Ezz Steel, Palm Hills and South Valley Cement were the benchmark index’s top performing stocks. Meanwhile, Edita, Porto Group, and Amer Group were among today’s biggest losers. At a market turnover of EGP 583.3 mn, local investors were the sole net sellers of the day.
Foreigners:Net long | EGP +33.3 mn
Regional:Net long | EGP +7.9 mn
Domestic:Net short | EGP -41.2 mn
Retail: 60.7% of total trades | 53.6% of buyers | 67.8% of sellers
Institutions: 39.3% of total trades | 46.4% of buyers | 32.2% of sellers
Foreign: 20.7% of total | 23.6% of buyers | 17.9% of sellers
Regional: 7.9% of total | 8.5% of buyers | 7.1% of sellers
Domestic: 71.4% of total | 67.9% of buyers | 75.0% of sellers
WTI: USD 50.36 (1.39%)
Brent: USD 51.44 (1.76%)
Gold: USD 1,247.50 / troy ounce (flat)
Nymex (futures prices) USD 2.48 MMBtu, (+1.64%, July 2016 contract)
TASI: 6,533.42 (+0.87%) (YTD: -5.47%)
ADX: 4,345.77 (+0.75%) (YTD: +0.89%)
DFM: 3,327.10 (+1.46%) (YTD: +5.59%)
KSE Weighted Index: 354.18 (-0.21%) (YTD: -7.21%)
QE: 9,857.95 (+2.27%) (YTD: -5.48%)
MSM: 5,843.31 (+0.46%) (YTD: +8.08%)
BB: 1,116.39 (flat) (YTD: -8.18%)