EGX trades sideways, benchmark up 0.02%

CAIRO – 29 May 2017: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes showed mixed performance at the close of Monday's trading amid sales by Egyptian and foreign investors as well as local and Arab institutions.

Meanwhile, purchase operations prevailed in the transactions of Arab investors in addition to foreign institutions.

The benchmark EGX30 index was almost flat, increasing only 0.02 percent, hitting 13,207 points, while the small and mid-cap enterprises index (EGX70) declined 0.14 percent, standing at 576 points.

The all-embracing EGX100 index also decreased 0.06 percent, closing at 1,367 points.

Market capitalization gained about LE 415 million ($22.9 million), totaling LE 673.39 billion. The market turnover registered LE 863 million.