The Market Yesterday
EGP / USD CBE market average: Buy 15.70 | Sell 15.80
EGP / USD at CIB: Buy 15.70 | Sell 15.80
EGP / USD at NBE: Buy 15.72 | Sell 15.82
EGX30 (Wednesday): 11,088 (+0.6%)
Turnover: EGP 1.2 bn (7% above the 90-day average)
EGX 30 year-to-date: -20.6%
THE MARKET ON WEDNESDAY: The EGX30 ended Wednesday’s session up 0.6%. CIB, the index’s heaviest constituent, ended up 0.6%. EGX30’s top performing constituents were GB Auto up 2.7%, Cleopatra Hospital up 2.7%, and Palm Hills up 2.7%. Yesterday’s worst performing stocks were Telecom Egypt down 0.8%, EFG Hermes down 0.7% and Orascom Construction down 0.5%. The market turnover was EGP 1.2 bn, and local investors were the sole net sellers.
Foreigners: Net long | EGP +17.5 mn
Regional: Net long | EGP +27.1 mn
Domestic: Net short | EGP -44.6 mn
Retail: 76.5% of total trades | 78.7% of buyers | 74.3% of sellers
Institutions: 23.5% of total trades | 21.3% of buyers | 25.7% of sellers
WTI: USD 40.16 (+4.91%)
Brent: USD 42.34 (+4.47%)
Natural Gas: (Nymex, futures prices) USD 2.27 MMBtu, (-4.02%, October 2020 contract)
Gold: USD 1,970.50 / troy ounce (+0.22%)
TASI: 8,311 (-0.13%) (YTD: -0.93%)
ADX: 4,505 (-0.08%) (YTD: -11.24%)
DFM: 2,301 (+0.35%) (YTD: -16.77%)
KSE Premier Market: 5,933 (+0.88%)
QE: 9,941 (+0.49%) (YTD: -4.64%)
MSM: 3,662 (-0.41%) (YTD: -8.00%)
BB: 1,417 (+1.19%) (YTD: -11.95%)