Cairo – Mubasher: The Egyptian Exchange ended Monday’s trading session on a positive note, relatively recovering from the shock of Brexit.
The main index EGX30 edged up 0.8%, or 52.2 points, to the mark of 6,903.81 points.
The small and mid-cap index EGX70 rose 0.91% to 341.81 points.
Likewise, the broader index EGX100 ended 0.7% higher to 727.05 points and the equal-weighted index EGX50 increased by 1.43% to 1,228.03 points.
Nationals were net buyers by EGP 28.7 million, while foreign and Arab investors were net sellers by EGP 22.7 million and EGP 6 million respectively.
Market capitalization added EGP 2.4 billion to level up at EGP 378.80 billion against EGP 376.36 billion yesterday.
Trading value reached EGP 324.5 million after 132.9 million shares were traded.
Out of 157 traded stocks, 93 ones moved up; 27 went down; and 37 stayed unchanged.
Golden Coast Company, El Wadi for Touristic Investment, International for Investment & Development topped the gainers by 9.9%, 9.8%, and 8.8% correspondingly.
Meanwhile, the top losers were headed by Suez Canal Bank (-6.80%), Edita (-4.92%), and Saudi Egyptian Investment & Finance (- 4.50%).
Yesterday, EGX30 has registered the steepest decline since mid-January 2015 after shedding 5.54%, or 401.70 points, to the mark of 6,851.61 points.
