The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) Monthly Statistical Report June 2015

Total number of listed companies on the main market amounted to 221 at the end of June 2015. Meanwhile, the number of listed companies on Nilex reached 33 at the end of the month.

Two companies were listed this month, with a total capital of US$ 24.22 million (LE 182.36 million).

Total number of trading days in June 2015 amounted to 21 days, with a total value traded of US$ 1,561.08 million (LE 11,755.06 million). Value traded of the main market amounted to US$ 1,459.06 million (LE 10,986.89million), of which shares, bonds and funds represented 75.95%, 24.05% and 0%, respectively. Unlisted securities i.e. Over the Counter trading reached US$ 96.26 million (LE 724.88 million), which represents 6.17% of total value traded for the month. Additionally, Nilex has recorded a trading value of US$ 5.75 million (LE 43.29 million) during the month.

This is in comparison to May 2015, when value traded of the main market amounted to US$ 2,187.08 million (LE 16,468.89 million), of which shares represented 66.76%, bonds 33.24 % and funds 0%. In addition, the OTC trading amounted to US$ 233.28 million (LE 1,756.59 million), i.e. 9.61% of total trading (on- and off-exchange trading), which reached US$ 2,428.67 million (LE 18,288.12 million). Additionally, Nilex has recorded a trading value of US$ 8.32 million (LE 62.64 million) during the month.

Total volume traded of the main market for this month reached 2,366.51 million securities. Meanwhile, the total volume traded of the OTC market has reached 37.25 million securities. Nilex has recorded a trading volume of 23.64 million securities.

During June 2015, 328,729 transactions were concluded with an average of 15,654 trades per day, as opposed to 462,078 transactions were concluded with an average of 22,004 trades per day, during May 2015.

EGX 30 index, the official market index, witnessed a decline of 4.68% in June 2015, to close at 8,371.53 points and witnessed a YoY increase of 2.56%. 

Meanwhile, EGX 70 price index witnessed a decline of 5.33% in June 2015, to close at 444.69 points and witnessed a YoY decline of 24.77%.

Moreover, EGX 100 price index witnessed a decline of 4.46% in June 2015, to close at 941.77 points and witnessed a YoY decline of 8.94%.

Moreover, EGX 20 Capped index witnessed a decline of 7.81% in June 2015, to close at 8,543.63 points and witnessed a YoY decline of 13.44%.

Additionally, the Dow Jones EGX Egypt Titans 20 index witnessed a decline of 3.99% in June 2015, to close at 1,767.89 points and witnessed a YoY increase of 3.75%.

On the other hand, the S&P/EGX ESG index witnessed a decline of 5.95% in June 2015, to close at 1,234.93 points and witnessed a YoY decline of 23.42%.

From another perspective, Nile index witnessed a decline of 5.61% in June 2015, to close at 657.23 points and witnessed a YoY decline of 13.95%.

The ten most active stocks in the main market represented 80.51% of total traded shares' volume and 62.10% of total traded shares' value for this month.

During the month of June the top five gainers, on the main market, were (in descending order of price change) El Kahera El Watania Investment (26.61%), Acrow Misr (22.88%), Engineering Industries (ICON) (20.85%), North Africa Co. for Real Estate Investment (20.29%) and Egyptian Satellites (NileSat) (14%).

The top five losers, on the main market, were (in ascending order of price change) Ezz Steel (-24.18%), Pyramisa Hotels (-21.77%), Sabaa International Company for Pharmaceutical and Chemical (-18.10%), Egyptians Housing Development & Reconstruction (-17.75%) and Natural Gas & Mining Project (Egypt Gas) (-16.99%).

Total market capitalization of shares in the main market amounted to US$ 64.43 billion (LE 485.17 billion), as of end of June 2015 compared to US$ 65.83 billion (LE 495.71 billion) in May 2015, representing a decline of 2.13%. Meanwhile, Market capitalization for the companies listed on Nilex has reached US$ 159.60 million (LE 1.20 billion) at the end of June 2015.

In June 2015, foreign investors participated with 24.76% of the value traded of the main market, with a net inflow of portfolio foreign investment totaling US$ 17.5 million (LE 131.50 million).