Egypt set to launch sugar trading on commodities exchange 

The country has said it has strategic reserves of sugar to cover consumption until the spring of 2024.  (Shutterstock)
Short Url
Updated 16 August 2023
Follow

Egypt set to launch sugar trading on commodities exchange 

CAIRO: Egypt’s commodities exchange on Wednesday invited companies to register to trade sugar on the bourse, which already offers yellow corn and wheat. 

Sugar will be offered on the exchange starting Thursday, exchange head Ibrahim Ashmawy said in a statement, adding that the move was in line with a government mandate “to regulate the markets of strategic and basic commodities.” 

Egypt, a major buyer of basic commodities, has been suffering from a foreign currency crunch that sent the pound tumbling by nearly 50 percent against the dollar, suppressed imports, and pushed official headline inflation to record highs. 

The country has said it has strategic reserves of sugar to cover consumption until the spring of 2024. 

It has tendered to import raw sugar through the Egyptian Sugar and Integrated Industries Co., which most recently is believed to have purchased around 50,000 tons of raw sugar in an international tender which closed on Aug. 5. 


Closing Bell: Saudi main index closes in red at 10,847

Updated 25 February 2026
Follow

Closing Bell: Saudi main index closes in red at 10,847

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index dipped on Wednesday, losing 58.51 points, or 0.54 percent, to close at 10,847.93.

The total trading turnover of the benchmark index was SR3.78 billion ($1 billion), as 73 of the listed stocks advanced, while 187 retreated.

The MSCI Tadawul Index decreased, down 7.09 points or 0.48 percent, to close at 1,472.98.

The Kingdom’s parallel market Nomu lost 178.75 points, or 0.77 percent, to close at 22,916.83. This comes as 30 of the listed stocks advanced, while 37 retreated.

The best-performing stock was the Power and Water Utility Co. for Jubail and Yanbu, with its share price surging by 8.47 percent to SR31.24.

Other top performers included Saudi Paper Manufacturing Co., which saw its share price rise by 6.13 percent to SR53.70, and Jamjoom Pharmaceuticals Factory Co., which saw a 4.58 percent increase to SR137.

On the downside, the worst performer of the day was CHUBB Arabia Cooperative Insurance Co., whose share price fell by 5.14 percent to SR17.53.

Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co. and Arabian Internet and Communications Services Co. also saw declines, with their shares dropping by 4.87 percent and 4.43 percent to SR4.88 and SR181.40, respectively.

On the announcement front, Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co. announced its annual financial results for 2025, with sales dropping 3.06 percent year-on-year to SR8.45 billion. The company also recorded a net loss of SR893.86 million.

In a Tadawul statement, the company said the net loss and decline in annual sales were driven by a drop in average selling prices, despite higher sales volumes.