BY THE NUMBERS
USD CBE auction (Tuesday, 7 June): 8.78 (unchanged since Wednesday, 16 March)
USD parallel market (Saturday, 11 June): 10.92-10.95 (compared to 10.90 on Tuesday, 7 June, domestic press)
EGX30 (Monday): 7,645.21 (-0.07%)
Turnover: EGP 498.5 mn (15% above the 90-day average)
EGX 30 year-to-date: +9.12%
THE MARKET ON MONDAY: The EGX30 ended yesterday’s session little changed, inching down 0.1%, with most constituents in the negative territory. CIB and GB Auto were the only two index stocks to close in the green. Edita, OTMT, and Orascom Construction were the worst performers. With a market turnover of EGP 498.5 mn, foreign investors were the sole net buyers. Regionally, Gulf markets were mostly lower on weak oil prices with the exception of Saudi Arabia where some stocks gained on hopes they would benefit from the economic reform plans announced last week.
Foreigners:Net long | EGP +58.8 mn
Regional:Net short | EGP -30.2 mn
Domestic:Net short | EGP -28.6 mn
Retail: 52.2% of total trades | 50.5% of buyers | 53.8% of sellers
Institutions: 47.8% of total trades | 49.5% of buyers | 46.2% of sellers
Foreign: 29.0% of total | 34.9% of buyers | 23.0% of sellers
Regional: 8.2% of total | 5.1% of buyers | 11.2% of sellers
Domestic: 62.8% of total | 60.0% of buyers | 65.8% of sellers
WTI: USD 48.88 (-0.39%)
Brent: USD 50.00 (-1.07%)
Gold: USD 1,286.20 / troy ounce (+0.81%)
Nymex (futures prices) USD 2.59 MMBtu, (+1.17%, July 2016 contract)
TASI: 6,589.64 (+0.29%) (YTD: -4.66%)
ADX: 4,365.09 (-0.06%) (YTD: +1.34%)
DFM: 3,323.43 (-0.38%) (YTD: +5.47%)
KSE Weighted Index: 354.30 (-0.39%) (YTD: -7.18%)
QE: 9,704.36 (-0.92%) (YTD: -6.95%)
MSM: 5,847.44 (-0.36%)(YTD: +8.16%)
BB: 1,123.30 (+0.66%) (YTD: -7.62%)