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Tuesday, 2 May 2017

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EGP / USD CBE market average: Buy 18.0312 | Sell 18.1341
EGP / USD at CIB: Buy 18.05 | Sell 18.15
EGP / USD at NBE: Buy 17.95 | Sell 18.05

EGX30 (Sunday): 12,434 (-0.7%)
Turnover: EGP 521.1 mn (52% below the 90-day average)
EGX 30 year-to-date: +0.7%

THE MARKET ON SUNDAY: The EGX30 ended Sunday’s session 0.7% down. CIB, the index heaviest constituent fell 0.4%. EGX30’s top performing constituents were: Porto Group 4.0% up, Domty 1.7% up, and Credit Agricole 1.0% up. Sunday’s worst performing stocks were: Cairo Oils and Soap 18.2% down, Egyptian Iron and Steel 3.6% down, and Amer Group 3.6% down. The market turnover was EGP 521.1 mn, which is the lowest turnover since 3 November 2016, and local investors were the sole net sellers.

Foreigners: Net Long | EGP +12.6 mn
Regional: Net Long | EGP +18.7 mn
Domestic: Net Short | EGP -31.3 mn

Retail: 70.9% of total trades | 68.8% of buyers | 73.0% of sellers
Institutions: 29.1% of total trades | 31.2% of buyers | 27.0% of sellers

Foreign: 13.3% of total | 14.5% of buyers | 12.0% of sellers
Regional: 11.1% of total | 12.8% of buyers | 9.3% of sellers
Domestic: 75.7% of total | 72.7% of buyers | 78.7% of sellers

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PHAROS VIEW

Judging The Current Interest Rate Structure in Egypt — Think in Real Terms, Not Nominal

Noting that the real interest rate for households is positive, while short-term corporate borrowing is less-expensive than the longer term, Pharos Holdings’ Ramy Oraby asks, “Was the CBE’s preemptive nominal interest rate hike, in addition to other monetary policy instruments useful in curbing the inflation rate reaction?” Tap here to read the full report.

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WTI: USD 48.74 (-0.20%)
Brent: USD 51.46 (-0.12%)
Natural Gas (Nymex, futures prices) USD 3.23 MMBtu, (+0.40%, June 2017 contract)
Gold: USD 1,257.30 / troy ounce (+0.14%)

TASI: 7,003.7 (-0.14%) (YTD: -2.87%)
ADX: 4,558.9 (+0.79%) (YTD: +0.26%)
DFM: 3,440.6 (+0.75%) (YTD: -2.56%)
KSE Weighted Index: 405.4 (-0.72%) (YTD: +6.65%)
QE: 10,110.5 (+0.46%) (YTD: -3.13%)
MSM: 5,528.7 (+0.28%) (YTD: -4.39%)
BB: 1,335.7 (+0.26%) (YTD: +0.44%)

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