Cairo – Mubasher: The indices of the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) have risen slightly early Sunday, backed by Arab purchases.
By 10:30 am Cairo time, the benchmark EGX30 index added 0.48% to 14,853 points.
The small- and mid-cap EGX30 index edged up 0.17% to 686.71 points, while the broader EGX100 index levelled up 0.21% to 1,744 points.
The equal-weighted EGX100 index added 0.71% to 2,423 points.
Trading volume amounted to around 21.9 million shares exchanged at a turnover of EGP 70.9 million through 2,190 transactions.
Arab investors were net buyers with EGP 745,250, whereas Egyptian and foreign investors were net sellers with EGP 330,600 and EGP 414,600, respectively.
The heavyweight Commercial International Bank (CIB) rose 0.42% to EGP 68.55.
