Coronavirus fears erase EGX gains despite government stimulus

Coronavirus fears erase EGX gains despite government stimulus

Fears of consequences of coronavirus quickly re-dominated the minds of investors, erasing the gains of the stimulus package that the government launched to support the Egyptian Exchange (EGX).. Pessimism regained control once again on the expectations of traders, especially with the unclear vision about the outlook of the Egyptian economy with the start of curfew and fear of acceleration of coronavirus spread in Egypt.. The stimulus included President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi's statements to pump EGP 20bn by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), which followed reduced stamp tax, gas, and electricity prices for factories.. Mohammed Al-Aassar, Director of technical analysis at Namaa Securities, believes that the index will continue to decline towards 9,500 points, driven by expected sales pressures as the emergency procedures in the country continues and the escalating fears of coronavirus outbreak.. For his part, Mohamed Kamal, director of trading at Rowad Securities, believes that the presence of large margin call operations in the market will continue selling pressure on the shares, and then the EGX decline scenario remains the closest, especially with the application of the curfew and the continuing concerns about the inflation implications of the coronavirus on the Egyptian economy..