Cairo - Mubasher: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) saw a positive performance this week, on the back of the purchasing activity of foreign investors.
The benchmark index EGX30 gained 0.37% or 49.26 points, and closed at the level of 13,462.38 points, after a downwards trend for three consecutive weeks.
Commercial International Bank (CIB), the stock with the heaviest weight in the main index, rose by 0.69% to EGP 83.78.
The market capital added EGP 3.4 billion, closing the week at EGP 715.16 billion, compared to EGP 711.70 billion.
EGX70 rose by 1.27% to 720.90 points, while the broader index EGX100 increased by 0.35% to the level of 1,612.26 points.
Similarly, the equal-weighted index EGX50 went up by 1.71% to 2,117.51 points.
Foreign investors were inclined to buy with a net EGP 173.4 million, while Egyptian and Arab investors were net sellers at EGP 167.19 million and EGP 6.2 million, respectively.
