The clearest move on Monday’s session did not come from the usual heavyweight names. Misr Cement (Qena) (MCQE) surged 7.2% to EGP 191.99 on July 20, 2026, making it the day’s top gainer on the EGX, while the EGX 30 index rose 1.08% to 53,126 points in a market that was far less broad than the headline suggested.
That divergence matters for reading the Egyptian stock exchange today. Beneath the benchmark’s gain, market breadth was weak: only 16 stocks rose, while 23 fell and 5 were unchanged out of 44 names tracked. In other words, the advance in the flagship index was driven by selective buying rather than a full-market risk-on move, with several cyclical counters tied to energy and industrial inputs still under pressure.
Key figures
- EGX 30: +1.08% at 53,126 points
- MCQE: +7.2% at EGP 191.99
- USD/EGP: 51.05, up 1.25%
- Brent crude: $88.91/bbl, up 0.9% on the day and 4.7% on the week
- Commercial International Bank traded EGP 735.97 million in value