Cairo – Mubasher: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) closed Thursday’s trading session on a mixed note.
The benchmark EGX30 index edged up 0.39%, finishing the session at 15,824.06 points.
The small- and mid-cap EGX70 index dipped 0.07% to 754.06 points, while the broader EGX100 index dipped 0.02% to 1,953.72 points.
The equal-weighted EGX50 index leveled up 0.42% to 2,643.44 points.
Market capitalisation gained EGP 240 million and closed at EGP 885.7 billion.
The heavyweight Commercial International Bank (CIB) added 0.22% to EGP 85.55, with a turnover of EGP 40.7 million.
Trading volume amounted to nearly 270.8 million shares exchanged at a turnover of EGP 760.3 million through 25,300 transactions.
Egyptian and Arab investors were net buyers with EGP 32.1 million and EGP 10.2 million, respectively, while foreign investors were net sellers with EGP 42.3 million.
Porto Group’s topped rising blue-chip stocks with 4.55%, while Edita led top losers with 9.2%.
