Cairo – Mubasher: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) closed Tuesday’s trading session on a rise on the back of local purchases.
The benchmark EGX30 index advanced by 1.01%, ending the mid-week session at 10,458 points.
Meanwhile, the small- and mid-cap EGX70 EWI climbed by 1.85% to 1,086 points, while the broader EGX100 index increased by 1.26% to 1,087 points.
Likewise, the EGX50 index grew by 2.28% to close at 1,485 points.
The market cap value gained EGP 6.5 billion to EGP 562.8 billion.
Foreign and Arab investors were net sellers with EGP 742.88 million and EGP 440.4 million, respectively, while Egyptian investors were net buyers with EGP 1.18 billion.
The market’s turnover totalled EGP 1.45 billion after 299.14 million share were traded through about 32,600 transactions.
