The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) Monthly Statistical Report August 2018

Total number of listed companies on the main market amounted to 221 at the end of August 2018. Meanwhile, the number of listed companies on Nilex reached 32 at the end of the month.

No companies were listed this month.

Turnover

Total number of trading days in August 2018 amounted to 18 days, with a total value traded of US$ 1,094.72 million (EGP 19,599.14 million). Value traded of the main market amounted to US$ 999.14 million (EGP 17,888.06 million), of which shares, bonds and funds represented 67.15%, 32.85% and 0%, respectively. Unlisted securities i.e. Over the Counter trading reached US$ 93.21 million (EGP 1,668.85 million), which represents 8.51% of total value traded for the month. Additionally, Nilex has recorded a trading value of US$ 2.36 million (EGP 42.24 million) during the month.

This is in comparison to July 2018, when value traded of the main market amounted to US$ 1,113.30 million (EGP 19,891.97 million), of which shares represented 83.66%, bonds 16.34% and funds 0%. In addition, the OTC trading amounted US$ 152.95 million (EGP 2,732.78 million), i.e. 12.07% of total trading (on- and off-exchange trading), which reached US$ 1,267.40 million (EGP 22,645.30 million). Additionally, Nilex has recorded a trading value of US$ 1.15 million (EGP 20.56 million) during the month.

Total volume traded of the main market for this month reached 3,612.89 million securities. Meanwhile, the total volume traded of the OTC market has reached 82.19 million securities. Nilex has recorded a trading volume of 45.12 million securities.

During August 2018, 374,630 transactions were concluded with an average of                    20,813 trades per day, as opposed to 433,906 transactions were concluded with an average of 20,662 trades per day, during July 2018.

EGX 30 index, the official market index, witnessed an increase of 2.75% in August 2018, to close at 16,009.41 points and witnessed a YoY increase of 19.33%. 

Meanwhile, EGX 70 price index witnessed an increase of 0.38% in August 2018, to close at 747.38 points and witnessed a YoY increase of 7.92%.

Moreover, EGX 100 price index witnessed an increase of 0.33% in August 2018, to close at 1936.41 points and witnessed a YoY increase of 23.74%.

Moreover, EGX 20 Capped index witnessed an increase of 1.42% in August 2018, to close at 15,690.97 points and witnessed a YoY increase of 31.73%.

On the other hand, the S&P/EGX ESG index witnessed a decline of 0.39% in August 2018, to close at 2,535.43 points and witnessed a YoY increase of 30.29%.

Furthermore, the EGX50 EWI index witnessed an increase of 0.75% in August 2018, to close at 2,603.45 points and witnessed a YoY increase of 27.27%.

From another perspective, Nile index witnessed a decline of 2.21% in August 2018, to close at 465.66 points and witnessed a YoY decline of 3.40%.

The ten most active stocks in the main market represented 73.41% of total traded shares' volume and 48.35% of total traded shares' value for this month.

During the month of August, the top five gainers, in the main market (stocks only), were (in descending order of price change), Electro Cable Egypt (47.44%), Ismailia National Food Industries (34.48%), Memphis Pharmaceuticals (25.82%), Kafr El Zayat Pesticides (24.53%) and Egyptian for Tourism Resorts (23.9%).

The top five losers, in the main market (stocks only), were (in ascending order of price change) El Ahram Co. for Printing and Packing (-26.01%), Sues Canal Company for Technology Settling (-18.46%), El Arabia Engineering Industries (-18.26%), Palm Hills Development Company (-18.02%) and Mansourah Poultry (-17.06%).

Total market capitalization of shares in the main market amounted to US$ 49.25 billion (EGP 881.72 billion), as of end of August 2018 compared to US$ 48.89 billion (EGP 873.58 billion) in July 2018, representing an increase of 0.93%. Meanwhile, Market capitalization for the companies listed on Nilex has reached US$ 63.83 million (EGP 1.14 billion) at the end of August 2018.

In August 2018, foreign investors participated with 23.25% of the value traded of the main market, with a net inflow of portfolio foreign investment totaling US$ 32.02 million (EGP 573.25 million).