The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) Monthly Statistical Report November 2015

Total number of listed companies on the main market amounted to 221 at the end of November 2015. Meanwhile, the number of listed companies on Nilex reached 30 at the end of the month.

No companies were listed on the main market nor Nilex this month.

Total number of trading days in November 2015 amounted to 22 days, with a total value traded of US$ 2,516.08 million (LE 19,449.58 million). Value traded of the main market amounted to US$ 19,49.90 million (LE 15,072.90 million), of which shares, bonds and funds represented 66.72%, 33.28% and 0%, respectively. Unlisted securities i.e. Over the Counter trading reached US$ 554.90 million (LE 4,289.40 million), which represents 22.05% of total value traded for the month. Additionally, Nilex has recorded a trading value of US$ 11.29 million (LE 87.28 million) during the month.

This is in comparison to October 2015, when value traded of the main market amounted to US$ 2,186.46 million (LE 17,338.86 million), of which shares represented 53.33%, bonds 46.67% and funds 0%. In addition, the OTC trading amounted to US$ 146.61 million (LE 1,162.61 million), i.e. 6.26% of total trading (on- and off-exchange trading), which reached US$ 2,341.97 million (LE 18,572.06 million). Additionally, Nilex has recorded a trading value of US$ 8.90 million (LE 70.58 million) during the month.

Total volume traded of the main market for this month reached 5,601.2 million securities. Meanwhile, the total volume traded of the OTC market has reached 279.8 million securities. Nilex has recorded a trading volume of 43.06 million securities.

During November 2015, 396,658 transactions were concluded with an average of 18,030 trades per day, as opposed to 382,201 transactions were concluded with an average of 17,288 trades per day, during October 2015.

EGX 30 index, the official market index, witnessed a decline of 15.33% in November 2015, to close at 6356.65 points and witnessed a YoY a decline of 31.71%. 

Meanwhile, EGX 70 price index witnessed a decline of 13.40% in November 2015, to close at 344.48 points and witnessed a YoY decline of 46.23%.

Moreover, EGX 100 price index witnessed a decline of 13.66% in November 2015, to close at 735.94 points and witnessed a YoY decline of 36.07%.

Moreover, EGX 20 Capped index witnessed a decline of 15.72% in November 2015, to close at 6170.21 points and witnessed a YoY decline of 43.02%.

Additionally, the Dow Jones EGX Egypt Titans 20 index witnessed a decline of 15.06% in November 2015, to close at 1322.57 points and witnessed a YoY a decline of 32.39%.

On the other hand, the S&P/EGX ESG index witnessed a decline of 14.19% in November 2015, to close at 932 points and witnessed a YoY decline of 43.87%.

From another perspective, Nile index witnessed a decline of 3.45% in November 2015, to close at 592.91 points and witnessed a YoY decline of 26.70%.

The ten most active stocks in the main market represented 85.24% of total traded shares' volume and 68.93% of total traded shares' value for this month.

During the month of October the top five gainers, on the main market, were (in descending order of price change) Sabaa International Company for Pharmaceutical and Chemical (72.16%), International Co For Investment & Development (30.37%), Cairo Oils & Soap (24.12%), Alexandria National Company for Financial Investment (12.75%) and Egyptian Real Estate Group Bearer Shares (12.08%).

The top five losers, on the main market, were (in ascending order of price change) Orascom Telecom Media And Technology Holding (-34.94%), Sharm Dreams Co. for Tourism Investment (-31.02%), Orascom Construction Limited (-30.09%), North Africa Co. for Real Estate Investment (-29.79%) and Marsa Marsa Alam For Tourism Development (-29.67%).

Total market capitalization of shares in the main market amounted to US$ 53.43 billion (LE 413 billion), as of end of November 2015 compared to US$ 57.14 billion (LE 453.14 billion) in October 2015, representing an decrease of -8.86%. Meanwhile, Market capitalization for the companies listed on Nilex has reached US$ 135.08 million (LE 1.04 billion) at the end of November 2015.

In November 2015, foreign investors participated with 21.06% of the value traded of the main market, with a net outflow of portfolio foreign investment totaling US$ 53.89 million (LE 416.57 million).