Cairo – Mubasher: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) closed on positive note on Wednesday amid buying activity by foreign and Arab investors.
The benchmark index EGX30 added 1.8% or 219.01 points to close at 12,366.96 points.
The small and medium caps index EGX70 added 0.23% to close at 462.19 points, while the broader index EGX100 gained 0.33% to close at 1,097.32 points.
The weighted index EGX50 also added 1.07% to close at 1,943.9 points.
The market witnessed 649.4 million shares changed hands worth EGP 2.14 billion, carried out through 44,580 transactions.
Out of 187 stocks traded today, advancers outnumbered decliners by 99 to 54, while 34 stocks remained unchanged.
The market capitalization gained EGP 6.11 billion reaching EGP 608.303 billion.
Local investors were net sellers with EGP 166.57 million, while Arab and foreign investors were net buyers with EGP 90.8 million and EGP 75.7 million respectively.
