The Market Yesterday
EGP / USD CBE market average: Buy 15.70 | Sell 15.80
EGP / USD at CIB: Buy 15.71 | Sell 15.81
EGP / USD at NBE: Buy 15.70 | Sell 15.80
EGX30 (Wednesday): 10,989 (+0.02%)
Turnover: EGP 1 bn (11% below the 90-day average)
EGX 30 year-to-date: -21.3%
THE MARKET ON WEDNESDAY: The EGX30 ended Wednesday’s session up 0.02%. CIB, the index’s heaviest constituent, ended flat. EGX30’s top performing constituents were CIRA up 4.0%, Ibnsina Pharma up 3.8%, and Madinet Nasr Housing up 2.9%. Yesterday’s worst performing stocks were GB Auto down 2.4%, Palm Hills down 2.4% and Juhayna down 2.3%. The market turnover was EGP 1 bn, and regional investors were the sole net buyers.
Foreigners: Net short | EGP -27.5 mn
Regional: Net long | EGP +35.2 mn
Domestic: Net short | EGP -7.7 mn
Retail: 75.0% of total trades | 74.4% of buyers | 75.6% of sellers
Institutions: 25.0% of total trades | 25.6% of buyers | 24.4% of sellers
WTI: USD 39.86 (+1.45%)
Brent: USD 40.95 (-0.19%)
Natural Gas: (Nymex, futures prices) USD 2.55 MMBtu, (-0.62%, November 2020 contract)
Gold: USD 1,890.90 / troy ounce (-0.65%)
TASI: 8,299 (+0.18%) (YTD: -1.07%)
ADX: 4,518 (+0.52%) (YTD: -10.99%)
DFM: 2,273 (+0.91%) (YTD: -17.77%)
KSE Premier Market: 6,020 (-2.19%)
QE: 9,990 (+0.80%) (YTD: -4.17%)
MSM: 3,614 (-0.19%) (YTD: -9.21%)
BB: 1,434 (+0.26%) (YTD: -10.91%)