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The EGX 30 surged 3.38% to close at 47,612 points Wednesday, as Cairo's equity market staged a powerful broad-based rally that lifted 32 stocks into positive territory while commodity-sensitive sectors faced renewed selling pressure, creating a stark divergence between property developers and industrial heavyweights.
Key figures
- EGX 30: 47,612 points (+3.38%)
- USD/EGP: 52.29 (-0.19%)
- TMGH: EGP 76.62 (+3.8%)
- FWRY: EGP 17.50 (+4.8%)
- Market breadth: 32 advancers / 9 decliners
Market context
Trading breadth remained exceptionally strong with advancing issues outnumbering decliners by more than three-to-one, as only nine stocks finished lower and five closed unchanged out of the 46 active issues, according to official EGX data. The Egyptian pound held firm at EGP 52.29 per dollar, marking a 0.19% appreciation against the greenback that provides crucial stability for import-dependent sectors. This currency equilibrium arrives as global Brent crude prices ease 0.5% to $102.90 per barrel, offering relief to Egypt's construction and manufacturing industries that had weathered months of elevated energy costs amid Middle East supply disruption fears tied to the Iran crisis.
Real estate and construction lead the charge
Talaat Moustafa Group Holding (TMGH), Egypt's largest listed property developer by market capitalization, advanced , extending its year-to-date outperformance as investors price in resilient demand for the company's residential compounds. The gains spread across the sector, with Creast Mark For Contracting And Real Estate Development (EDBM) exploding and Heliopolis for Housing & Development (HELI) climbing .