EGX 30
EGX 30,[1] previously named CASE 30 Index, is a stock market index for securities in Egypt, designed and calculated by EGX. EGX started disseminating its index on 2 February 2003 via data vendors, its publications, web site, newspapers etc. The start date of the index was on 2/1/1998 with a base value of 1000 points. EGX 30 index value is calculated in local currency terms and denominated in US dollars since 1998. EGX started publishing its dollar denominated index on 1 March 2009. EGX 30 index includes the top 30 companies in terms of liquidity and activity.[citation needed] EGX 30 Index is weighted by market capitalization and adjusted by the free float. Adjusted Market capitalization of a listed company is the number of its listed shares multiplied by the closing price of that company multiplied by the percent of freely floated shares. For a company to be included in EGX 30 index, it must have at least 15% free float.[2] This ensures market participants that the index constituents truly represent actively traded companies and that the index is a good and reputable barometer for the Egyptian market.
Annual Returns
The following table shows the annual development of the EGX 30 since 1996.[3]
| Year | Year end value | Change in index in points |
Change in index in % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 861.33 | ||
| 1997 | 999.68 | 138.35 | 16.06 |
| 1998 | 660.10 | −339.58 | −33.97 |
| 1999 | 1,139.82 | 479.72 | 72.67 |
| 2000 | 715.74 | −424.08 | −37.21 |
| 2001 | 490.05 | −225.69 | −31.53 |
| 2002 | 492.85 | 2.80 | 0.57 |
| 2003 | 1,155.51 | 662.66 | 134.45 |
| 2004 | 2,567.99 | 1,412.48 | 122.24 |
| 2005 | 6,324.70 | 3,756.71 | 146.29 |
| 2006 | 6,973.41 | 648.71 | 10.26 |
| 2007 | 10,549.74 | 3,576.33 | 51.29 |
| 2008 | 4,596.49 | −5,953.25 | −56.43 |
| 2009 | 6,208-77 | 1,612.28 | 35.08 |
| 2010 | 7,142.14 | 933.37 | 15.03 |
| 2011 | 3,622.35 | −3,519.79 | −49.28 |
| 2012 | 5,462.42 | 1,840.07 | 50.80 |
| 2013 | 6,782.84 | 1,320.42 | 24.17 |
| 2014 | 8,926.58 | 2,143.74 | 31.61 |
| 2015 | 7,089.06 | −1,837.52 | −20.58 |
| 2016 | 12,344.89 | 5,338.88 | 76.20 |
| 2017 | 15,019.14 | 2,674.25 | 21.66 |
| 2018 | 13,035.77 | −1,983.37 | −13.21 |
| 2019 | 13,961.56 | 925.79 | 7.10 |
Notes
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ ".:: Egyptian Exchange ::". www.egx.com.eg. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ^ "INDICES DATA - EGX 30 INDEX DATA SINCE INCEPTION".
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