EGX closes on mixed note, market capital up LE6B

CAIRO – 18 October 2017: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) ended Wednesday on mixed note, as benchmark EGX30 grew 0.48 percent at the end of the trading session to stand at 13,590 points.

The small and mid-cap index EGX70 went down 0.93 percent to end at 797 points. The broader index EGX100 also leveled down 0.87 percent to close at 1,763 points.

Market capitalization gained LE 5.97 billion Wednesday to reach LE 768 billion compared to LE 762.058 billion in the latest session on Tuesday.

Egyptian and Arab individuals and Arab institutions were net sellers at LE 297.1 million, LE 20.08 million, LE 15.6 million respectively.

Meanwhile, foreign individuals as well as Egyptian and foreign institutions were net buyers at LE 16.1 million, LE 164.5 million and LE 152.9 million respectively.

Shares of 121 companies recorded increases and 52 companies marked declines, while shares of 19 firms remained unchanged.