EGX ends Monday on mixed note with LE 1.5B turnover

CAIRO – 26 February 2018: The Egyptian Exchange ended Monday’s trading session on a mixed note, amid Arab purchases and Egyptian and foreign selling.

The benchmark EGX30 slipped 0.09 percent, or 13.77 points, to end at 15,454 points.

The small and mid-cap index EGX70 rose 0.11 percent to 860.47 points, by adding 0.94 points, and the broader index EGX100 edged up 0.27 percent or 5.57 points, ending at 2084.57 points.

The equally weighted index EGX50 leveled up 0.22 percent, or 6.06 points, closing at 2710.66 points.

Market Capitalization gained LE 2.7 billion, recording LE 891.93 billion ($50.35 billion), compared to LE 889.23 billion in Sunday’s session.

The trading volume reached 262.21 million shares traded through 34,518 transactions with a turnover of LE 1.5 billion.

Egyptian and foreign investors were net sellers at LE 21.11 million and LE 16.69 million, respectively, while Arab investors were net buyers at LE 37.8 million.



The percentage of Investors' trading during Monday's session.


Egyptian, Arab and foreign individuals were net sellers at LE 69.04 million, LE 41.7 million and LE 65,305, respectively.

Egyptian and Arab organizations bought at LE 47.93 million and LE 79.54 million, respectively, while foreign organizations sold at LE 16.63 million.


The percentage of Investors' trading during Monday's session.

Egyptian Satellite (NileSat), Alexandria New Medical Center and Arab Pharmaceuticals were top gainers of the session by 9.64 percent, 9.29 percent and 9.07 percent, respectively.

While TransOceans Tours, Misr Cement (Qena) and Suez Canal Company For Technology Settling were top losers of the session by 11.11 percent, 10.58 percent and 5.54 percent, respectively.

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) ended Sunday in green, as the benchmark EGX30 increased 0.97 percent, EGX70 rose 0.40 percent, EGX100 edged up 1.55 percent and EGX50 increased by 1.04 percent.