EGX loses $110.8 mln, benchmark slides

CAIRO – 2 April: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes showed mixed performance at the close of Sunday’s trading, amid sales by Egyptian and foreign investors, while purchase operations prevailed in transactions of local and international institutions.

Market capitalization lost about two billion EGP ($110.8 million) after transactions hit 652.96 billion EGP.

The benchmark EGX 30 index declined 0.64 percent, closing at 12,912 points

The small and medium-sized enterprises index (EGX 70) rose 0.62 percent, reaching 573 points.

Also, the all-embracing EGX 100 slightly increased 0.34 percent, standing at 1,332 points.