The Market Yesterday
EGP / USD CBE market average: Buy 17.85 | Sell 17.95
EGP / USD at CIB: Buy 17.86 | Sell 17.96
EGP / USD at NBE: Buy 17.78 | Sell 17.88
EGX30 (Thursday): 14,083 (-0.1%)
Turnover: EGP 1.4 bn (81% above the 90-day average)
EGX 30 year-to-date: -6.2%
THE MARKET ON THURSDAY: The EGX30 index ended Thursday’s session down 0.1%. CIB, the index heaviest constituent ended up 0.6%. EGX30’s top performing constituents were TMG Holding up 4.9%, Abu Qir Fertilizers up 4.6%, and EFG Hermes up 4.5%. Thursday’s worst performing stocks were Orascom Investment Holding down 8.1%, Egyptian Iron and Steel down 7.2%, and Porto Group down 7.1%. The market turnover was EGP 1.4 bn, and local investors were the sole net sellers.
Foreigners: Net Long | EGP +279.7 mn
Regional: Net Long | EGP +72.5 mn
Domestic: Net Short | EGP -352.2 mn
Retail: 38.9% of total trades | 34.6% of buyers | 43.1% of sellers
Institutions: 61.1% of total trades | 65.4% of buyers | 56.9% of sellers
Foreign: 38.5% of total | 48.4% of buyers | 28.6% of sellers
Regional: 8.1% of total | 10.7% of buyers | 5.6% of sellers
Domestic: 53.4% of total | 40.9% of buyers | 65.8% of sellers
WTI: USD 70.78 (+0.65%)
Brent: USD 78.80 (+0.13%)
Natural Gas (Nymex, futures prices) USD 2.98 MMBtu, (+0.03%, Oct 2018 contract)
Gold: USD 1,201.30 / troy ounce (-0.83%)
TASI: 7,768.31 (+0.50%) (YTD: +7.50%)
ADX: 4,883.42 (-0.01%%) (YTD: +11.03%)
DFM: 2,764.38 (+0.86%) (YTD: -17.97%)
KSE Premier Market: 5,362.75 (+0.77%)
QE: 9,766.33 (-0.40%) (YTD: +14.58%)
MSM: 4,495.31 (+0.23%) (YTD: -11.84%)
BB: 1,340.06 (+0.08%) (YTD: +0.63%)