{"id":565716,"date":"2021-04-26T13:42:43","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T13:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/04\/26\/oc-is-having-a-good-quarter\/"},"modified":"2021-04-26T13:42:43","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T13:42:43","slug":"oc-is-having-a-good-quarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/04\/26\/oc-is-having-a-good-quarter\/","title":{"rendered":"OC is having a good quarter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The EGX30 fell 0.7% at today\u2019s close<\/strong> on turnover of EGP 985 mn (23.5% below the 90-day average). Regional investors were net sellers. The index is down 3.0% YTD.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In the green: <\/strong>Qalaa Holdings (+2.0%), Eastern Co. 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