Cairo – Mubasher: The indices of the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) started Thursday’s trading session down, pressured by foreign sell-offs.
By 10:31 am Cairo time, the benchmark EX30 index shed 54.03 points, or 0.37%, to 14,558.15 points.
The small- and mid-cap EGX70 index inched down 0.09% to 695.12 points, whereas the broader EGX100 index dipped 0.15% to 1,779.11 points.
The equal-weighted EGX50 index slid 0.61% to 2,266 points.
Trading volume amounted to around 15.3 million shares exchanged at a turnover of EGP 44.34 million through 2,210 transactions.
Foreign investors were net sellers with EGP 528.3 million, while Egyptian and Arab investors were net buyers with EGP 268.003 million and EGP 260.3 million, respectively.
The heavyweight Commercial International Bank (CIB) slipped 0.18% to EGP 82.5, with a turnover of EGP 536,300.
