Performance of Banking Stocks Listed on the Egyptian Stock Exchange at the Close of May 2026
The “First Bank” list tracking the performance of banking stocks listed on the Egyptian Stock Exchange, which includes 12 listed banks, revealed that the share of the Egyptian Gulf Bank (EGBank) rose by 19.7% to close at EGP 0.455 by the end of May 2026. It was followed by Faisal Islamic Bank (EGP-denominated shares) in second place, gaining 12% to close at EGP 37.32 during the same period. In third place came QNB with an increase of 8.3%, closing at EGP 54.06 by the end of May, while Export Development Bank (EBank) ranked fourth with a rise of 8.2%, closing at EGP 18.83 over the same period. Fifth place was taken by Suez Canal Bank, which rose by 7.1% to close at EGP 35.5 by the end of May 2026. It was followed by Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) and Al Baraka Bank in sixth and seventh places, recording gains of 6.3% and 2.8%, closing at EGP 47.61 and EGP 22.95 respectively during the same period. In eighth place, Faisal Islamic Bank (USD-denominated shares) rose by 1.2% to close at EGP 0.992 by the end of May 2026, followed by SAIB in ninth place, which remained unchanged at EGP 2.11. On the downside, United Bank ranked tenth with a decline of 0.6%, closing at EGP 13.59 by the end of May 2026, followed by CIB, which fell by 1.5% to close at EGP 133. Housing and Development Bank came in eleventh place, declining by 3.3% to close at EGP 143.75 by the end of May 2026, while Crédit Agricole Egypt ranked twelfth with a decrease of 4.1%, closing at EGP 23.49.
