Egyptian Stock Market Halted; Losses Deepen After Re-Open
January 27th, 2011Via: Daily News Egypt:
Trading resumed on Egypt’s stock market after a 40-minute suspension early Thursday, and had fallen 10.587 percent on the day as of 1:20 pm Cairo local time.
The broader EGX 70 was down more than 16 percent.
A spokesperson at the Egyptian Exchange told Daily News Egypt that the trading session would not end early as some have suspected. The market closes at 2:30 pm.
He added that the administration at the exchange — without specifying which officials — are in discussions with major institutional investors in a bid to shore up confidence, urging them to avoid the panic and re-invest in the market.
The Egyptian Exchange halted trading until 11:30 am on Jan. 27, and at the time the main EGX 30 was down 6.24 percent at 5,916.74 points.
A trader at CI Capital told Daily News Egypt, “It is a panic,” referring to investors’ sell-off in the market.
Mohamed Elzayat, analyst at CI Capital, said, “big investors, hedge funds and institutions are less nervous than retail investors.”
