EGX trades sideways, benchmark down 0.17 pct

CAIRO - 24 January 2018: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes showed mixed performance at the close of Wednesday's trading amid purchase operations by Arab and foreign investors.

Meanwhile, sales prevailed in transactions of local institutions and investment funds.

The market capital gained about LE 500 million, reaching LE 850.7 billion, after transactions exceeded EGP 1.1 billion.

The EGX 30 benchmark index decreased 0.17 percent, closing at 15,170.73 points.

Meanwhile, the broader EGX 70 index of the leading small and mid-cap enterprises (SMEs) rose 0.54 percent, registering 846.97 points.

The all-embracing EGX 100 index was also up 0.15 percent, recording 2,016.75 points.