The Market Yesterday
EGP / USD CBE market average: Buy 16.24 | Sell 16.37
EGP / USD at CIB: Buy 16.24 | Sell 16.34
EGP / USD at NBE: Buy 16.24 | Sell 16.34
EGX30 (Tuesday): 13,170 (-4.2%)
Turnover: EGP 1.1 bn (65% above the 90-day average)
EGX 30 year-to-date: +1.0%
THE MARKET ON TUESDAY: The EGX30 ended Tuesday’s session down 4.2%. CIB, the index’s heaviest constituent, ended down 5.2%. EGX30’s top performing constituent was Orascom Construction up 1.2%. Yesterday’s worst performing stocks were Qalaa Holdings down 7.4%, Eastern Co down 7.1% and Ezz Steel down 6.7%. The market turnover was EGP 1.1 bn, and foreign investors were the sole net sellers.
Foreigners: Net Short | EGP -273.9 mn
Regional: Net Long | EGP +29.5 mn
Domestic: Net Long | EGP +244.5 mn
Retail: 51.3% of total trades | 53.7% of buyers | 48.9% of sellers
Institutions: 48.7% of total trades | 46.3% of buyers | 51.1% of sellers
WTI: USD 56.89 (-0.70%)
Brent: USD 63.10 (-2.58%)
Natural Gas (Nymex, futures prices) USD 2.50 MMBtu, (0.00%, Oct 2019 contract)
Gold: USD 1,538.50 / troy ounce (-0.11%)
TASI: 8,069.55 (+1.45%) (YTD: +3.10%)
ADX: 5,076.48 (+0.02%) (YTD: +3.28%)
DFM: 2,803.34 (-1.13%) (YTD: +10.81%)
KSE Premier Market: 6,263.29 (+0.15%)
QE: 10,318.52 (-0.43%) (YTD: +0.19%)
MSM: 4,017.71 (+0.27%) (YTD: -7.08%)
BB: 1,520.13 (+0.05%) (YTD: +13.68%)