Bourse indexes show downward trend Thursday

CAIRO - 4 January 2018: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes showed a collective downward trend at the close of Thursday's trading amid sales by local institutions and investment funds.

The market capital lost LE 400 million to reach about LE 828.5 billion, after transactions hit around LE 1.3 billion.

The EGX30 benchmark index decreased by 0.35 percent to close at 14,782.38 points.

Also, the broader EGX70 index of the leading small and mid-cap enterprises (SMEs) went down by 0.24 percent, standing at 832.36 points.

The all-embracing EGX100 index went down by 0.22 percent, recording 1,970.28 points.