BY THE NUMBERS
USD CBE auction (Tuesday, 28 June): 8.78 (unchanged since Wednesday, 16 March)
USD parallel market (Sunday, 17 July): 11.50 (against 11.30-11.40 on Wednesday, 13 July)
EGX30 (Sunday): 7,600 (+0.22%)
Turnover: EGP 439.9 mn (1% above the 90-day average)
EGX 30 year-to-date: +8.47%
THE MARKET ON SUNDAY: The benchmark EGX30 inched up 0.2% yesterday, with top gainers including Emaar Misr (+6.3%), Egyptian Resorts (+5.3%,) and Arab Cotton Ginning (+5.2%), while the index’s worst performers included Orascom Construction (-1.3%) and United Arab Stevedoring (-1.2%). Total market turnover stood at EGP 439.9 mn, with local investors the sole net buyers.
Foreigners: Net short | EGP -14.2 mn
Regional: Net short | EGP -15.9 mn
Domestic: Net long | EGP +30.1 mn
Retail: 68.9% of total trades | 71.6% of buyers | 66.1% of sellers
Institutions: 31.1% of total trades | 28.4% of buyers | 33.9% of sellers
Foreign: 4.7% of total | 3.1% of buyers | 6.4% of sellers
Regional: 7.9% of total | 6.1% of buyers | 9.7% of sellers
Domestic: 87.4% of total | 90.8% of buyers | 83.9% of sellers
WTI: USD 45.91 (-0.09%)
Brent: USD 47.69 (+0.17%)
Natural Gas (Nymex, futures prices) USD 2.78 MMBtu, (+0.98%, August 2016 contract)
Gold: USD 1,326.40 / troy ounce (-0.08%)
TASI: 6,680.8 (0.3%)
ADX: 4,597.5 (+0.5%)
DFM: 4,597.5 (+0.5%)
KSE Weighted Index: 349.0 (unchanged)
QE: 10,418.8 (-0.1%)
MSM: 5,871.8 (+0.2%)