Cairo – Mubasher: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices ended on mixed note on Wednesday, as the benchmark index EGX 30 added 1.64% or 131.12 points to close at 8,104.57 points.
The market’s gains were boosted by the collective rise of the leading stocks, as almost all the blue chips moved higher except Edita and Misr Cement that went down by 4.48% and 5.55% respectively.
The stocks of Commercial International bank (CIB), Amer Group, Talaat Mustafa, Ezz Steel, Oriental Weavers, EL Swedy Electric, Qalaa, EFG-Hermes and Sodic went up by 1.3% to 7.2%.
The market capitalization surged by EGP 3.15 billion ($353.5 million) reaching EGP 415.94 billion, up from EGP 412.79 billion in the previous session.
The small and medium caps index EGX70 inched up 0.33% to 360.3 points, while the broader index EGX100 rose 0.63% to 790.62 points.
The equal weighted index EGX50 went up 1.34% to 1,395.15 points.
The market witnessed 255.8 million shares changed hands worth EGP 760.5 million.
Out of 164 stocks traded today, 103 stock ended in green zone while 32 stocks declined and 29 stocks remained unchanged.
Local and Arab investors ended as buyers with EGP 7.5 million and EGP 17.3 million respectively, while foreign investors ended as net sellers with EGP 24.8 million.
(EGX) indices ended on mixed note on Wednesday, as the benchmark index EGX 30 added 1.64% or 131.12 points to close at 8,104.57 points.
The market’s gains were boosted by the collective rise of the leading stocks, as almost all the blue chips moved higher except Edita and Misr Cement that went down by 4.48% and 5.55% respectively.
The stocks of Commercial International bank (CIB), Amer Group, Talaat Mustafa, Ezz Steel, Oriental Weavers, EL Swedy Electric, Qalaa, EFG-Hermes and Sodic went up by 1.3% to 7.2%.
The market capitalization surged by EGP 3.15 billion ($353.5 million) reaching EGP 415.94 billion, up from EGP 412.79 billion in the previous session.
The small and medium caps index EGX70 inched up 0.33% to 360.3 points, while the broader index EGX100 rose 0.63% to 790.62 points.
The equal weighted index EGX50 went up 1.34% to 1,395.15 points.
The market witnessed 255.8 million shares changed hands worth EGP 760.5 million.
Out of 164 stocks traded today, 103 stock ended in green zone while 32 stocks declined and 29 stocks remained unchanged.
Local and Arab investors ended as buyers with EGP 7.5 million and EGP 17.3 million respectively, while foreign investors ended as net sellers with EGP 24.8 million.
