BY THE NUMBERS
USD CBE auction (Tuesday, 19 July): 8.78 (unchanged since Wednesday, 16 March)
USD parallel market (Sunday, 24 July): 12.70-12.90 (up from 12.30 on Saturday, 23 July, AMAY)
EGX30 (Sunday): 7,463.7 (+0.4%)
Turnover: EGP 236.6 mn (31% below the 90-day average)
EGX 30 year-to-date: +6.5%
THE MARKET ON SUNDAY: The benchmark EGX30 closed up 0.4% to start the week, with top gainers including Juhayna, Porto Group and Heliopolis Housing. The day’s worst performers included United Arab Stevedoring, Amer Group and Telecom Egypt. Total trading was anemic yesterday, with shares worth just EGP 236.6 mn changing hands. Foreign investors were the sole net sellers of the day.
Foreigners: Net Short | EGP -7.0 mn
Regional: Net Long | EGP +0.4 mn
Domestic: Net Long | EGP +6.6 mn
Retail: 74.5% of total trades | 76.1% of buyers | 72.8% of sellers
Institutions: 25.5% of total trades | 23.9% of buyers | 27.2% of sellers
Foreign: 6.7% of total | 5.2% of buyers | 8.1% of sellers
Regional: 5.6% of total | 5.6% of buyers | 5.5% of sellers
Domestic: 87.7% of total | 89.2% of buyers | 86.4% of sellers
WTI: USD 44.35 (+0.36%)
Brent: USD 45.82 (+0.29%)
Natural Gas (Nymex, futures prices) USD 2.80 MMBtu, (+0.72%, Aug 2016 contract)
Gold: USD 1,323.20 / troy ounce (-0.02%)
TASI: 6,523.6 (-1.2%) (YTD: -5.6%)
ADX: 4,567.7 (-0.5%) (YTD: +6.0%)
DFM: 3,517.4 (-0.8%) (YTD: +11.6%)
KSE Weighted Index: 351.7 (flat) (YTD: -7.9%)
QE: 10,485.6 (-0.5%) (YTD: -0.5%)
MSM: Market closed.
BB: 1,160.8 (flat) (YTD: -4.5%)