Cairo – Mubasher: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) closed Tuesday’s trading session on a varied note amid local purchases and foreign and Arab selloffs.
The benchmark EGX30 index fell by 0.75%, ending the mid-week session at 11,063 points.
On the other hand, the small- and mid-cap EGX70 EWI rose by 0.73% to 1,277 points, while the broader EGX100 EWI increased by 0.18% to 2,044 points.
Meanwhile, the equal-weighted EGX50 index dropped by 0.57% to close at 1,642 points.
The market cap value lost EGP 2.7 billion to close at EGP 583.046 billion on Tuesday.
Foreign and Arab investors were net sellers with EGP 51.5 million and EGP 15.06 million, respectively, while local investors were net buyers with EGP 66.6 million.
The market’s turnover amounted to EGP 1.17 billion after 488.6 million shares were exchanged through about 41,660 transactions.
