Cairo – Mubasher: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) benchmark index EGX30 added 1.15% or 95.2 points reaching the level of 8,386.7 points, following the news about Egypt, IMF initial agreement regarding a 3-year, $12 billion loan.
Number of the blue chips surged, topped by EGX30's largest constituent, CIB, which gained 3.05% to EGP 50.82.
The small and medium –caps index EGX70 inched up 0.29% to 363.2 points, Similarly the broader index EGX100 went up 0.46% to 806.7 points.
The market trading values stood at EGP 569 million.
