The Market Yesterday
EGP / USD CBE market average: Buy 17.67 | Sell 17.77
EGP / USD at CIB: Buy 17.66 | Sell 17.76
EGP / USD at NBE: Buy 17.67 | Sell 17.77
EGX30 (Wednesday): 14,834 (-1.3%)
Turnover: EGP 888 mn
EGX 30 year-to-date: -1.2%
THE MARKET ON WEDNESDAY: The EGX30 ended Wednesday’s session down 1.3%. CIB, the index heaviest constituent closed down 2.1%. EGX30’s top performing constituents were Pioneers Holding up 3.4%; Qalaa Holdings up 1.6%; and Arab Cotton Ginning up 1.0%. Yesterday’s worst performing stocks were Amer Group down 2.9%; Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals down 2.6%; and Domty down 2.4%. The market turnover was EGP 888 mn, and local investors were the sole net sellers.
Foreigners: Net Long | EGP +39.9 mn
Regional: Net Long | EGP +15.2 mn
Domestic: Net Short | EGP -55.2 mn
Retail: 65.0% of total trades | 64.6% of buyers | 65.4% of sellers
Institutions: 35.0% of total trades | 35.4% of buyers | 34.6% of sellers
Foreign: 16.6% of total | 18.9% of buyers | 14.4% of sellers
Regional: 11.0% of total | 11.8% of buyers | 10.1% of sellers
Domestic: 72.4% of total | 69.3% of buyers | 75.5% of sellers
WTI: USD 61.72 (+2.24%)
Brent: USD 67.83 (+1.89%)
Natural Gas (Nymex, futures prices) USD 3.00 MMBtu, (-1.9%, February 2018 contract)
Gold: USD 1,316.3 / troy ounce (+0.02%)
TASI: 7,224.29 (+0.73%) (YTD: -0.03%)
ADX: 4,481.3 (+0.88%) (YTD: +1.88%)
DFM: 3,458.79 (+1.4%) (YTD: +2.63%)
KSE Weighted Index: 406.97 (+1.63%) (YTD: +1.38%)
QE: 8,608.31 (-0.14%) (YTD: +1.00%)
MSM: 5,088.72 (-0.1%) (YTD: -0.21%)
BB: 1,325.43 (+0.26%) (YTD: -0.47%)