The Market Yesterday
EGP / USD CBE market average: Buy 17.50 | Sell 17.60
EGP / USD at CIB: Buy 17.49 | Sell 17.59
EGP / USD at NBE: Buy 17.49 | Sell 17.59
EGX30 (Thursday): 14,984 (+0.2%)
Turnover: EGP 910 mn (3% above the 90-day average)
EGX 30 year-to-date: +15.0%
THE MARKET ON THURSDAY: The EGX30 ended Thursday’s session up 0.2%. CIB, the index heaviest constituent ended up 1.6%. EGX30’s top performing constituents were Egyptian Iron & Steel up 5.3%, Arab Cotton Ginning up 4.8%, and Cairo Investment & Real Estate Development up 4.5%. Thursday’s worst performing stocks were SODIC down 2.0%, El Sewedy Electric down 1.9% and Telecom Egypt down 1.6%. The market turnover was EGP 910 mn, and regional investors were the sole net sellers.
Foreigners: Net Long | EGP +18.3 mn
Regional: Net Short | EGP -20.7 mn
Domestic: Net Long | EGP +2.4 mn
Retail: 68.1% of total trades | 68.0% of buyers | 68.2% of sellers
Institutions: 31.9% of total trades | 32.0% of buyers | 31.8% of sellers
WTI: USD 55.59 (+2.17%)
Brent: USD 66.25 (+2.60%)
Natural Gas (Nymex, futures prices) USD 2.63 MMBtu, (+2.02%, March 2019 contract)
Gold: USD 1,322.10 / troy ounce (+0.62%)
TASI: 8,626.28 (+0.11%) (YTD: +10.22%)
ADX: 5,036.41 (+0.19%) (YTD: +2.47%)
DFM: 2,533.61 (+1.65%) (YTD: +0.15%)
KSE Premier Market: 5,419.95 (-0.89%)
QE: 9,941.50 (-2.35%) (YTD: -3.47%)
MSM: 4,109.34 (-0.13%) (YTD: -4.96%)
BB: 1,371.98 (-0.15%) (YTD: +2.60%)