Cairo – Mubasher: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) opened Sunday’ trading session up on the back of Egyptian buying.
By 10:17 am Cairo time, the benchmark EGX30 index gained 0.44% or 60.02 points to the level of 13,670.52 points.
The EGX70 index inched up 0.08% to 743.15 points, while the EGX100 index added 0.24% to 1,656.07 points.
Likewise, the equal-weighted EGX50 index edged up 0.3% to 2,183 points.
Trading volume reached 52.7 million shares exchange through 2,030 transactions at a turnover of EGP 80.6 million.
Egyptian investors were net buyers with EGP 9.29 million, while foreign and Arab investors were net sellers with EGP 1.7 million and EGP 7.5 million, respectively.
The heavy-weight Commercial International Bank – Egypt (CIB) levelled up 0.23% to EGP 82.3, with a turnover of EGP 2.17 million.
Blue chips including Arab Cotton Ginning, Elsewedy Electric Co, and Alexandria Mineral Oils Co (AMOC) rose 4.92%, 4.4%, and 1.59%, respectively.
On the other hand, Porto Group holding, Egyptian Iron and Steel (HADISOLB), and Telecom Egypt fell 2.17%, 1.61%, and 1.42%, respectively.
