Egypt's bourse resumes trading after 30-minute suspension

CAIRO 16 March 2020: Egypt Exchange resumed on Monday trading on shares after the end of a mandatory 30-minute suspension.

Trading was suspended for half an hour after Egypt's broader index EGX100 went down by more than 5 percent.

The EGX30 benchmark index nosedived by 8.48 percent to hit 9287,63 points.

The broader EGX70 fell by 6.46 percent to reach 949,78 points.

Market capital hit LE 528.9 billion against LE 560.1 billion on Sunday.