The Market Yesterday
EGP / USD CBE market average: Buy 17.84 | Sell 17.94
EGP / USD at CIB: Buy 17.84 | Sell 17.94
EGP / USD at NBE: Buy 17.78 | Sell 17.88
EGX30 (Thursday): 16,009 (+1.1%)
Turnover: EGP 858 mn (1% above the 90-day average)
EGX 30 year-to-date: +6.6%
THE MARKET ON THURSDAY: The EGX30 ended Thursday’s session up 1.1%. CIB, the index heaviest constituent ended up 1.9%. EGX30’s top performing constituents were Madinet Nasr Housing up 3.7%, Elsewedy Electric up 3.3%, and Arab Cotton Ginning up 3.0%. Thursday’s worst performing stocks were QNB Alahli down 1.6%, Ezz Steel down 1.3%, and EFG Hermes down 1.2%. Market turnover was EGP 858 mn, and local investors were the sole net sellers.
Foreigners: Net Long | EGP +66.2 mn
Regional: Net Long | EGP +4.4 mn
Domestic: Net Short | EGP -70.6 mn
Retail: 56.8% of total trades | 55.7% of buyers | 58.0% of sellers
Institutions: 43.2% of total trades | 44.3% of buyers | 42.0% of sellers
Foreign: 21.9% of total | 25.7% of buyers | 18.0% of sellers
Regional: 6.4% of total | 6.7% of buyers | 6.1% of sellers
Domestic: 71.7% of total | 67.6% of buyers | 75.8% of sellers
WTI: USD 69.80 (-0.64%)
Brent: USD 77.64 (-0.49%)
Natural Gas (Nymex, futures prices) USD 2.92 MMBtu, (+1.46%, October 2018 contract)
Gold: USD 1,206.70/ troy ounce (+0.14%)
TASI: 7,948.25 (-0.88%) (YTD: +9.99%)
ADX: 4,986.88 (+0.48%) (YTD: +13.38%)
DFM: 2,840.16 (+0.29%) (YTD: -15.72%)
KSE Premier Market: 5,261.82 (+0.11%)
QE: 9,886.45 (+0.52%) (YTD: +15.99%)
MSM: 4,419.27 (-0.27%) (YTD: -13.34%)
BB: 1,338.10 (-0.26%) (YTD: +1.14%)