Cairo - Mubasher: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) ended Tuesday’s trading session in the green zone, supported by the purchases of Egyptian and foreign investors.
The benchmark index EGX30 went up 0.79%, gaining 106.67 points, and closed at the level of 13,626.80 points.
On Monday, the Egyptian government announced cutting all diplomatic ties with the state of Qatar, simultaneously as Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the UAE took a similar decision.
The EGX70 added 0.41%, closing at 593.33 points, while the broader index EGX100 increased by 0.43% to the level of 1,408.20 points.
The equal-weighted index EGX50 rose 0.45% and closed at 2,069.81 points.
Meanwhile, traded volumes recorded 322.3 million shares with a total value of EGP 1.1 billion through 22,800 transactions, compared to 204 million shares, EGP 1.04 billion, and 24,700 transactions on Monday.
The market capital grew by EGP 2.3 billion to a total of EGP 683.5 billion.
Egyptian and foreign investors were inclined to buy, netting EGP 15 million and EGP 9.4 million, respectively, while Arab investors were net sellers with EGP 24.4 million.
