Cairo – Mubasher: The indices of the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) closed Monday’s trading session down, pressured by foreign and Arab sell-off.
The benchmark EGX30 index fell 190.08 points, or 1.41%, finishing the session at 13,335 points.
The small- and mid-cap EGX70 index slipped 0.39% to 685.53 points, while the broader EGX100 index shed 0.49% to 1,720 points.
Likewise, the equal-weighted EGX50 index slashed 1.2% to 2,194 points.
Trading volume amounted to 155.07 million shares exchanged through 22,580 transactions at a turnover of EGP 647.6 million.
Egyptian investors were net buyers with EGP 80.2 million, while foreign and Arab investors were net sellers with EGP 28.16 million and EGP 52.05 million, respectively.
The heavyweight Commercial International Bank (CIB) tumbled 1.39% to EGP 75.06, with a turnover of EGP 44.47 million.
Market capitalisation lost EGP 8.4 billion and closed the session at EGP 761.5 billion.
