BY THE NUMBERS
USD CBE auction (Tuesday, 23 Aug): 8.78 (unchanged since Wednesday, 16 March)
USD parallel market (Wednesday, 24 Aug): 12.30 (buy) and 12.50 (sell) (from 12.50-12.70 sell on Tuesday, 23 Aug, Al Mal)
EGX30 (Wednesday): 8,224.3 (+0.5%)
Turnover: EGP 483 mn (11% above the 90-day average)
EGX 30 year-to-date: +17.4%
THE MARKET ON WEDNESDAY: Egypt’s benchmark index, EGX30, rose 0.5% on the day. The index’s top performing constituents were Egyptian Iron and Steel, Arabian Cement Company, and Arabia Investments. On the flip side, the worst performers were Edita Food Industries, Emaar Misr, and GB Auto. The EGX30’s largest constituent, CIB, was up 0.1% on the day. Market turnover was EGP 483.0 mn, and foreign investors were the sole net buyers.
Foreigners: Net long | EGP + 57.9 mn
Regional: Net short | EGP – 31.6 mn
Domestic: Net short | EGP – 26.3 mn
Retail: 65.5% of total trades | 66.1% of buyers | 64.9% of sellers
Institutions: 34.5% of total trades | 33.9% of buyers | 35.1% of sellers
Foreign: 20.4% of total | 26.4% of buyers | 14.4% of sellers
Regional: 8.4% of total | 5.2% of buyers | 11.7% of sellers
Domestic: 71.2% of total | 68.4% of buyers | 73.9% of sellers
WTI: USD 46.78 (+0.02%)
Brent: USD 49.07 (+0.04%)
Natural Gas (Nymex, futures prices) USD 2.79 MMBtu, (-0.14%, Sep 2016 contract)
Gold: USD 1,329.3 / troy ounce (-0.03%)
TASI: 6,027.9 (-1.1%) (YTD: -12.8%)
ADX: 4,513.2 (-0.5%) (YTD: +4.8%)
DFM: 3,480.5 (-1.5%) (YTD: +10.5%)
KSE Weighted Index: 348.9 (-0.4%) (YTD: -8.6%)
QE: 11,186.1 (+0.6%) (YTD: +7.3%)
MSM: 5,853.3 (+0.1%) (YTD: +8.3%)
BB: 1,152.7 (0.0%) (YTD: -5.2%)