Cairo – Mubasher: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) closed Wednesday’s trading session on a varied note amid local purchases and Arab and foreign selloffs.
The main EGX30 index fell by 1.01% to end the session at 10,342 points.
On the other hand, the small- and mid-cap EGX70 EWI rose by 0.46% to 1,091 points, while the broader EGX100 index inched up by 0.16% to 1,089 points.
In the meantime, the EGX50 index retreated by 0.26% to 1,481 points.
The market cap value shrank by EGP 4.4 billion to EGP 558.33 billion.
Foreign and Arab investors were net sellers with EGP 764.8 million and EGP 34.32 million, respectively, while Egyptian investors were net buyers with EGP 799.15 million.
A total of 264 million shares were traded at a turnover of EGP 968.75 million through nearly 31,300 transactions.