Cairo – Mubasher: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) opened on positive note on Thursday amid buying activity by local and Arab investors.
The benchmark index EGX30 added 0.30% or 37.27 points to reach 12,621.53 points.
The small and medium caps index EGX70 went up 0.76% to 486.13 points, while the broader index EGX100 edged up 0.60% to 1,183.09 points.
The weighted index EGX50 gained 0.32% to 1,901.39 points.
Thursday early trading witnessed 18.3 million shares changed hands worth EGP 74.5 million, carried out through 2,005 transactions.