Cairo – Mubasher: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) closed Thursday on a mixed note amid foreign selling.
The benchmark EGX30 index edged up 0.91% or 123.47 points to the level of 13,713.62 points.
The Commercial International Bank of Egypt (CIB) rose 1.57% to EGP 76.55, with a turnover of EGP 66.89 million.
The EGX70 index fell 1.87% to 782.88 points, while the EGX100 index tumbled 1.08% to 1,744.45 points.
The equal-weighted EGX50 index added 0.82% to 2,449 points.
Trading volume stood at 469.7 million shares exchange at EGP 1.5 billion through 46,200 transactions.
Market capitalization closed at EGP 767.7 billion, losing EGP 252 million.
Foreign investors were net sellers with EGP 34.37 million, while Egyptian and Arab investors were net buyers with EGP 14.3 million and EGP 20.04 million, respectively.
Sixth of October for Development and Investment Co (SODIC) topped blue chips with 6.37%, followed by Pioneers Holding and Egyptian Iron and Steel, which levelled up 6.31% and 3.91%, respectively.
On the other hand, Ezz steel, Egyptian Financial and Industrial (EFIC), and Porto Group Holding dropped 3.38%, 3.12%, and 2.27%, respectively.
