Cairo – Muabher: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) closed Monday’s trading session down marginally, pressured by foreign selling.
The benchmark EGX30 index inched down 0.15% or 19.8 points to the level of 13,592.71 points.
The EGX70 index fell 0.55% to 739.18 points, while the EGX100 index slipped 0.2% to 1,651.78 points.
Market capitalisation closed at EGP 722.7 billion, gaining EGP 409.9 million.
The equal-weighted EGX50 index added 0.14% to 2,190 points.
Trading volume stood at 465.15 million shares exchanged at a turnover of EGP 1.19 billion through 31,540 transactions.
Foreign investors were net sellers with EGP 17.9 million, while Egyptian and Arab investors were net buyers with EGP 2.8 million and EGP 15.07 million, respectively.
Blue chips including citadel Capital, Sixth of October for Development and Investment (SODIC), and Pioneers dwindled 2%, 1.92%, and 1.81%, respectively.
On the other hand, Arab Cotton Ginning, Elsewedy Electric Co, and Porto Group Holding levelled up 4.28%, 3.15%, and 1.81%, respectively.
The heavy-weight Commercial International Bank – Egypt (CIB) shed 0.56% to EGP 81.5.
