Cairo - Mubasher: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) ended Tuesday’s trading session in the red zone, as the benchmark index EGX30 declined by 1.47% or 192.4 points and closed at the level of 12,922.44 points.
EGX70 lost 0.78% to 519.76 points, while the broader index EGX100 went down by 0.87% to the level of 1,248.01 points.
Meanwhile, the equal-weighted index EGX50 slipped 0.28% and closed at 1,989.77 points.
The market capital decreased by EGP 4.7 billion, and closed at EGP 629.6 billion compared to EGP 634.3 billion on the end of last week.
Traded volumes totalled 182.97 million shares with a turnover of EGP 782.9 million.
Many of the blue chip stocks closed in red, as the Commercial International Bank (CIB), the stock with the biggest weight in the main index, lost 3.04% and closed at EGP 77.78, while EFG Hermes decreased by 4.88% to EGP 23.4.
Egyptians were net sellers at EGP 8.7 million, while Arab and foreign investors leaned towards buying, netting EGP 2.3 million and EGP 6.4 million respectively.
