The Market Yesterday
EGP / USD CBE market average: Buy 17.67 | Sell 17.77
EGP / USD at CIB: Buy 17.67 | Sell 17.77
EGP / USD at NBE: Buy 17.65 | Sell 17.75
EGX30 (Tuesday): 15,089 (-0.3%)
Turnover: EGP 956 mn
EGX 30 year-to-date: +0.5%
THE MARKET ON TUESDAY: The EGX30 ended Tuesday’s session down 0.3%. CIB, the index heaviest constituent closed down 0.5%. EGX30’s top performing constituents were Sidi Kerir Petrochemical up 3.2%; Domty up 1.1%; and Emaar Misr up 1.1%. Today’s worst performing stocks were EFG Hermes down 2.7%; Global Telecom down 1.5%; and Ezz Steel down 1.2%. The market turnover was EGP 956 mn, and foreign investors were the sole net buyers.
Foreigners: Net Long | EGP +124.4 mn
Regional: Net Short | EGP -66.2 mn
Domestic: Net Short | EGP -58.2 mn
Retail: 61.6% of total trades | 60.6% of buyers | 62.6% of sellers
Institutions: 38.4% of total trades | 39.4% of buyers | 37.4% of sellers
Foreign: 16.4% of total | 22.9% of buyers | 9.8% of sellers
Regional: 12.2% of total | 8.7% of buyers | 15.7% of sellers
Domestic: 71.4% of total | 68.4% of buyers | 74.5% of sellers
WTI: USD 63.78 (-0.81%)
Brent: USD 69.23 (-1.47%)
Natural Gas (Nymex, futures prices) USD 3.12 MMBtu, (-2.56%, FEB 2018 contract)
Gold: USD 1,339.3 / troy ounce (+0.33%)
TASI: 7,531.56 (+0.65%) (YTD: +4.22%)
ADX: 4,615.41 (+0.29%) (YTD: +4.93%)
DFM: 3,525.59 (+0.85%) (YTD: +4.61%)
KSE Weighted Index: 419.53 (-0.19%) (YTD: +4.51%)
QE: 9,178.18 (+2.58%) (YTD: +7.68%)
MSM: 5,039.86 (-0.58%) (YTD: -1.17%)
BB: 1,321.4 (-0.2%) (YTD: -0.77%)