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Monday, 20 March 2023

IPO of UAE AI firm sees huge investor demand

Presight AI IPO in Abu Dhabi sees huge investor demand: Investors submitted orders worth almost USD 26 bn in Abu Dhabi data analytics firm Presight AI’s USD 496 mn IPO, Bloomberg reports. The company’s owners, AI and cloud computing firm G42, are selling almost 1.4 bn shares at AED 1.34 apiece. The company is expected to debut on the Abu Dhabi stock exchange on 27 March in what will be the stock market’s second listing of the year.

Down

EGX30

14,681

-0.2% (YTD: +0.6%)

None

USD (CBE)

Buy 30.84

Sell 30.94

None

USD at CIB

Buy 30.85

Sell 30.95

None

Interest rates CBE

16.25% deposit

17.25% lending

Up

Tadawul

10,158

+1.8% (YTD: -3.1%)

Up

ADX

9,650

+2.2% (YTD: -5.5%)

Up

DFM

3,349

+1.3% (YTD: +0.4%)

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S&P 500

3,917

-1.1% (YTD: +2.0%)

Down

FTSE 100

7,335

-1.1% (YTD: -1.6%)

Down

Euro Stoxx 50

4,065

-1.3% (YTD: +7.2%)

Down

Brent crude

USD 72.97

-2.3%

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Natural gas (Nymex)

USD 2.34

-7.0%

Up

Gold

USD 1,990.20

+2.6%

Up

BTC

USD 27,980

+2.6% (YTD: +71.1%)

THE CLOSING BELL-

The EGX30 fell 0.2% at yesterday’s close on turnover of EGP 926 mn (55.5% below the 90-day average). Regional investors were net buyers. The index is up 0.6% YTD.

In the green: Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (+4.8%), Juhayna (+4.2%) and Credit Agricole (+3.7%).

In the red: Telecom Egypt (-6.1%), Fawry (-3.2%) and Cleopatra Hospitals Group (-3.1%).

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