EGP / USD CBE market average: Buy 17.27 | Sell 17.37

EGP / USD at CIB: Buy 17.26 | Sell 17.36

EGP / USD at NBE: Buy 17.26 | Sell 17.36

EGX30 (Monday): 15,111 (-0.2%)

Turnover: EGP 778 mn (13% below the 90-day average)

EGX 30 year-to-date: +15.9%

THE MARKET ON MONDAY: The EGX30 ended Monday’s session down 0.2%. CIB, the index heaviest constituent ended up 0.2%. EGX30’s top performing constituents were Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals up 3.8%, and Heliopolis Housing up 1.0%, and Easter Co. up 0.6%. Yesterday’s worst performing stocks were Orascom Investment Holding down 7.3%, GB Auto down 3.8% and Egyptian Resorts down 3.1%. The market turnover was EGP 778 mn, and foreign investors were the sole net buyers.

Foreigners: Net Long | EGP +81.9 mn

Regional: Net Short | EGP -20.5 mn

Domestic: Net Short | EGP -61.4 mn

Retail: 48.9% of total trades | 45.5% of buyers | 52.4% of sellers

Institutions: 51.1% of total trades | 54.5% of buyers | 47.6% of sellers

WTI: USD 64.44 (+0.06%)

Brent: USD 71.09 (-0.01%)

Natural Gas (Nymex, futures prices) USD 2.72 MMBtu, (+0.41%, May 2019 contract)

Gold: USD 1,302.00 / troy ounce (+0.01%)

TASI: 9,037.97 (+0.30%) (YTD: +15.48%)

ADX: 5,075.47 (+0.45%) (YTD: +3.26%)

DFM: 2,797.08 (+0.58%) (YTD: +10.57%)

KSE Premier Market: 6.201 (-0.34%)

QE: 10,226.68 (+0.34%) (YTD: -0.70%)

MSM: 3,971.59 (+0.03%) (YTD: -8.14%)

BB: 1,446.48 (+0.43%) (YTD: +8.17%)