Cairo – Mubasher: The benchmark EGX30 index of the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) declined at Monday’s close by 0.26% to the level of 12,849.42 points.
Meanwhile, the EGX70, EGX100, EGX50 indices rose 2.52%, 1.57% and 0.04% respectively.
The market capitalisation increased EGP 1.8 billion to EGP 629.8 billion.
Trading volume reached 263.3 million shares exchanged at EGP 1.53 billion through 35,600 transactions.
Local and Arab traders were net buyers by EGP 100.4 million and EGP 44.2 million, while sales by foreign investors amounted to EGP 144.6 million.
The main gauge was pressured by the fall in 24 blue chips topped by Universal for Paper and Packaging Materials )-6.57%), Egyptian Iron and Steel (-5.21%) and Talaat Moustafa Group Holding (-4.31%).
Meanwhile, 24 stocks closed in green headed by AMOC (+12.24%), Arabian Food Industries (+6.20%) and Elsewedy Electric (+5.17%).
Heavyweight CIB declined 0.52% to EGP 77.02.
