The Market Yesterday
EGP / USD CBE market average: Buy 17.62 | Sell 17.72
EGP / USD at CIB: Buy 17.62 | Sell 17.72
EGP / USD at NBE: Buy 17.57 | Sell 17.67
EGX30 (Monday): 15,454 (-0.1%)
Turnover: EGP 1.4 bn (24% ABOVE the 90-day average)
EGX 30 year-to-date: +2.9%
THE MARKET ON MONDAY: The EGX30 ended Monday’s session down 0.1%. CIB, the index heaviest constituent closed down 1.1%. EGX30’s top performing constituents were Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank up 4.1%; Elsewedy Electric up 3.4%; and Egyptian Iron & Steel up 3.2%. Today’s worst performing stocks were GB Auto down 2.7%; EFG Hermes down 2.7%; and Orascom Telecom Media & Technology down 1.5%. The market turnover was EGP 1.4 bn, and regional investors were the sole net buyers.
Foreigners: Net Short | EGP -16.7 mn
Regional: Net Long | EGP +37.8 mn
Domestic: Net Short | EGP -21.1 mn
Retail: 52.3% of total trades | 48.6% of buyers | 56.0% of sellers
Institutions: 47.7% of total trades | 51.4% of buyers | 44.0% of sellers
Foreign: 26.3% of total | 25.8% of buyers | 26.9% of sellers
Regional: 11.8% of total | 13.0% of buyers | 10.5% of sellers
Domestic: 61.9% of total | 61.2% of buyers | 62.6% of sellers
WTI: USD 63.94 (+0.39%)
Brent: USD 67.51 (+0.3%)
Natural Gas (Nymex, futures prices) USD 2.64 MMBtu, (+0.53%, MAR 2018 contract)
Gold: USD 1,335.1 / troy ounce (+0.36%)
TASI: 7,471.9 (-0.29%) (YTD: +3.4%)
ADX: 4,593.3 (+0.25%) (YTD: +4.43%)
DFM: 3,306.53 (-0.0%) (YTD: -1.89%)
KSE Weighted Index: 410.14 (+0.39%) (YTD: +2.17%)
QE: 8,992.64 (-0.96%) (YTD: +5.51%)
MSM: 4,985.28 (+0.55%) (YTD: -2.24%)
BB: 1,370.71 (+0.67%) (YTD: +2.93%)