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 (Wednesday): 7,780.13 (+0.81%)
Turnover: EGP 586.3 mn (35% above the 90-day average)
EGX 30 year-to-date: +11.05%
THE MARKET ON WEDNESDAY: The EGX30 continued its winning streak and ended yesterday’s session up 0.8%. The benchmark index’s top-performing constituents were Porto Group, Telecom Egypt, and Ezz Steel. The worst-performing index members were Amer Group, EFG Hermes Holding, and Edita Food Industries. At a market turnover of EGP 586.3 mn, foreign investors were the sole net sellers of the day.
Foreigners:Net short | EGP -9.8 mn
Regional:Net long | EGP +5.3 mn
Domestic:Net long | EGP +4.5 mn
Retail: 67.6% of total trades | 67.6% of buyers | 67.7% of sellers
Institutions: 32.4% of total trades | 32.4% of buyers | 32.3% of sellers
Foreign: 10.7% of total | 9.9% of buyers | 11.6% of sellers
Regional: 8.1% of total | 8.5% of buyers | 7.6% of sellers
Domestic: 81.2% of total | 81.6% of buyers | 80.8% of sellers
WTI: USD 51.53 (+2.32%)
Brent: USD 52.72 (+2.49%)
Gold: USD 1,265.50 / troy ounce (+1.44%)
Nymex (futures prices) USD 2.46 MMBtu, (-0.81%, July 2016 contract)
TASI: 6,604.96 (+1.09%) (YTD: -4.44%)
ADX: 4,408.32 (+1.44%) (YTD: +2.35%)
DFM: 3,354.46 (+0.82%) (YTD: +6.46%)
KSE Weighted Index: 355.63 (+0.41%) (YTD: -6.83%)
QE: 9,918.97 (+0.62%) (YTD: -4.89%)
MSM: 5,887.74 (+0.76%) (YTD: +8.91%)
BB: 1,116.02 (-0.03%) (YTD: -8.21%)