EGX ends Sunday on mixed note, market cap. gains LE 3.72B

CAIRO – 28 March 2021: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) ended Sunday’s session on mixed note, adding LE 3.72 billion to market capitalization, amid Egyptian and Arab buying.

The benchmark EGX30 inched down 0.03 percent, or 2.77 points, to end at 10,867.69 points.

On the other hand, the equally weighted index EGX 50 rose 1.99 percent, or 38.89 points, to end at 1,990.61 points.

The small and mid-cap index EGX 70 hiked 3.47 percent, or 38.89 points, to close at 1,906.82 points, and the broader index EGX 100 climbed 2.43 percent, or 67.75 points, to close at 2,856.68 points.

Market capitalization gained around LE 3.72 billion, recording LE 655.37 billion, compared to LE 651.65 billion in Sunday’s session.

The trading volume reached 407.5 billion shares, traded through 29,075 transactions, with a turnover of LE 684.81 million.

Foreign investors were net sellers at LE 34.26 million, while Egyptian and Arab investors were net buyers at LE 30.25 million, and LE 4.01 million, respectively.

Egyptian, and foreign individuals were net buyers at LE 20.9 million, and LE 268,334, respectively, while Arab individuals were net sellers at LE 1.38 million.

Egyptian and Arab organizations bought at LE 9.34 million, and LE 5.39 million, respectively, while foreign investors sold at LE 34.53 million.

Wadi Kom Ombo Land Reclamation, Sabaa International Company for Pharmaceutical and Chemical, and Mansourah Pourtly were top gainers of the session at 9.70 percent, 9.51 percent and 9.49 percent, respectively.

Meanwhile, Grand Investment Capital, Minapharm Pharmaceuticals, and El Ahram Co. For Printing and Packing were top losers of the session by 9.55 percent, 2.94 percent, and 2.90 percent, respectively.