Cairo – Mubasher: The indices of the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) closed Wednesday’s trading session in green territory on the back of local buying.
The benchmark EGX30 index gained 31.39 points, or 0.20%, finishing the session at 15,952.42 points.
The small- and mid-cap EGX70 index remained stable at 779.6 points, while the broader EGX70 index levelled up 0.20% to 1,997 points.
Likewise, the equal-weighted EGX50 index went up 0.68% to 2,709 points.
Market caplitalisation added EGP 1.8 billion and closed at EGP 887.56 billion.
Trading volume amounted to nearly 199.6 million shares exchanged at a turnover of EGP 802.09 million through 25,700 transactions.
Egyptian investors were net buyers with EGP 98.5 million, while foreign and Arab investors were net sellers with EGP 75.2 million and EGP 23.3 million, respectively.
The heavyweight Commercial International Bank (CIB) edged up 0.17% to EGP 84.6, with a turnover of EGP 10.5 million.
