Egyptian turmoil prompts oil inflows but BAML advises caution

Egypt and Sudan on a globe under a magnifying glass — Spotlight is on investment in Egypt as political unrest continues

Clare Dickinson
07 Feb 2011

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The political turmoil in Egypt is producing opportunities in the structured products market, with ETF Securities announcing increased flows into its oil exchange-traded commodities (ETCs). However, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) has cautioned against direct investment into Egypt.

At the end of last week ETF Securities saw $10 million of inflows into its energy ETCs, which it attributes to a hike in oil prices resulting from "Egypt-related geopolitical tensions". There were flows into its

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