Cairo - Mubasher: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX)indices retreated collectively through this week's trade; while the market capitalisation lost EGP 7.53 billion ($962 million)to reach EGP 415.59 billion compared with EGP 423.12 billion a week earlier.
The benchmark index EGX30 sagged 2.15% or 141.15 points to close at 6,427.82 points, compared with 6,568.97 points by the end of last week.
The benchmark witnessed fluctuating trend through this week, where it moved near the level of 6,300 points, said Sameh Gharib, head of technical research at Roots Securities.
The market's overall performance was negative through this week, although the benchmark rebounded slightly by the week's last sessions, noted Gharib.
The small and mid-cap index EGX70 lost 1.6% or 5.79 points w-o-w to 350.43 points; while the broader index EGX100 declined 3.2% or 24.68 points to 745.22 points.
Similarly, the equal-weighted index EGX50 sagged 2.28% or 25.64 points to 1,101.04 points.
