The Market Yesterday
EGP / USD CBE market average: Buy 17.81 | Sell 17.91
EGP / USD at CIB: Buy 17.78 | Sell 17.88
EGP / USD at NBE: Buy 17.78 | Sell 17.88
EGX30 (Thursday): 16,221 (+0.3%)
Turnover: EGP 1.0 bn (91% BELOW the 90-day average)
EGX 30 year-to-date: +8.0%
THE MARKET ON THURSDAY: The Egyptian benchmark index ended Thursday’s session 0.3% up. CIB, the index heaviest constituent ended 1.2% up. EGX30’s top performing constituents were Qalaa Holdings 6.6% up, Abu Qir Fertilizers 3.6% up and Egyptian Resorts 2.1%. Today’s worst performing stocks were Arab Cotton Ginning 40.7% down, Global Telecom 2.8% down, and Egypt Aluminum 2.2% down. The market turnover was EGP 1.0 billion, and foreign investors were the sole net sellers.
Foreigners: Net Short | EGP -157.8 mn
Regional: Net Long | EGP +34.4 mn
Domestic: Net Long | EGP +123.4 mn
Retail: 41.3% of total trades | 42.4% of buyers | 40.1% of sellers
Institutions: 58.7% of total trades | 57.6% of buyers | 59.9% of sellers
Foreign: 39.7% of total | 32.9% of buyers | 46.4% of sellers
Regional: 6.9% of total | 8.3% of buyers | 5.4% of sellers
Domestic: 53.5% of total | 58.8% of buyers | 48.2% of sellers
WTI: USD 65.72 (-0.20%)
Brent: USD 75.12 (-0.29%)
Natural Gas (Nymex, futures prices) USD 2.95 MMBtu, (-0.10%, July 2018 contract)
Gold: USD 1,283.90 / troy ounce (+0.30%)
TASI: 8,270.46 (+0.32%) (YTD: +14.45%)
ADX: 4,588.27 (-2.68%) (YTD: +4.32%)
DFM: 2,982.58 (-1.83%) (YTD: -11.50%)
KSE Premier Market: 4,822.65 (+0.26%)
QE: 9,097.91 (+0.19%) (YTD: +6.74%)
MSM: 4,596.05 (-0.05%) (YTD: -9.87%)
BB: 1,307.33 (+0.89%) (YTD: -1.83%)