The Market Yesterday
EGP / USD CBE market average: Buy 15.69 | Sell 15.79
EGP / USD at CIB: Buy 15.70 | Sell 15.80
EGP / USD at NBE: Buy 15.68 | Sell 15.78
EGX30 (Wednesday): 10,342 (-1.1%)
Turnover: EGP 967 mn (51% above the 90-day average)
EGX 30 year-to-date: -25.9%
THE MARKET ON WEDNESDAY: The EGX30 ended Wednesday’s session down 1.1%. CIB, the index’s heaviest constituent, ended down 1.4%. EGX30’s top performing constituents were Orascom Development Egypt up 7.4%, Pioneers Holding up 4.1%, and Orascom Construction up 4.1%. Yesterday’s worst performing stocks were Heliopolis Housing down 3.7%, Telecom Egypt down 3.6% and Juhayna down 3.0%. The market turnover was EGP 967 mn, and domestic investors were the sole net buyers.
Foreigners: Net Short | EGP -236.0 mn
Regional: Net Short | EGP -8.8 mn
Domestic: Net Long | EGP +244.8 mn
Retail: 50.3% of total trades | 53.4% of buyers | 47.2% of sellers
Institutions: 49.7% of total trades | 46.6% of buyers | 52.8% of sellers
WTI: USD 20.21 (+0.45%)
Brent: USD 27.84 (-5.95%)
Natural Gas (Nymex, futures prices) USD 1.59 MMBtu, (-3.45%, May 2020 contract)
Gold: USD 1,745.60 / troy ounce (-1.32%)
TASI: 6,813.67 (-0.89%) (YTD: -18.78%)
ADX: 4,127.44 (-1.23%) (YTD: -18.68%)
DFM: 1,896.91 (-2.21%) (YTD: -31.39%)
KSE Premier Market: 5,144.42 (-1.76%)
QE: 8,851.78 (-0.87%) (YTD: -15.09%)
MSM: 3,595.50 (-0.20%) (YTD: -9.69%)
BB: 1,308.39 (+0.06%) (YTD: -18.74%)