The Market Yesterday
EGP / USD CBE market average: Buy 15.98 | Sell 16.08
EGP / USD at CIB: Buy 15.98 | Sell 16.08
EGP / USD at NBE: Buy 15.99 | Sell 16.09
EGX30 (Thursday): 13,387 (+0.3%)
Turnover: EGP 871 mn (18% BELOW / ABOVE the 90-day average)
EGX 30 year-to-date: +6.2%
THE MARKET ON THURSDAY: The EGX30 ended Thursday’s session up 0.3%. CIB, the index’s heaviest constituent, ended up 1.5%. EGX30’s top performing constituents were CIRA up 3.8%, Cleopatra Hospitals up 3.5%, and Credit Agricole up 2.2%. Thursday’s worst performing stocks were Qalaa Holdings down 2.1%, TMG Holdings down 1.9% and Palm Hills down 1.8%. The market turnover was EGP 871 mn, and foreign investors were the sole net buyers.
Foreigners: Net Long | EGP +186.7 mn
Regional: Net Short | EGP -7.1 mn
Domestic: Net Short | EGP -179.6 mn
Retail: 41.2% of total trades | 35.3% of buyers | 47.0% of sellers
Institutions: 58.8% of total trades | 64.7% of buyers | 53.0% of sellers
WTI: USD 60.44 (-1.21%)
Brent: USD 66.14 (-0.60%)
Natural Gas (Nymex, futures prices) USD 2.33 MMBtu (+2.42%, January 2020 contract)
Gold: USD 1,480.90 / troy ounce (-0.24%)
TASI: 8,291.39 (+0.46%) (YTD: +5.94%)
ADX: 5,092.41 (-0.05%) (YTD: +3.61%)
DFM: 2,768.56 (-0.68%) (YTD: +9.44%)
KSE Premier Market: 6,870.30 (+0.61%)
QE: 10,340.37 (+1.16%) (YTD: +0.40%)
MSM: 3,916.70 (-0.68%) (YTD: -9.41%)
BB: 1,584.06 (+0.02%) (YTD: +18.46%)