Egypt bourse gains LE 32B in week

CAIRO - 15 December 2017: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) gained LE 32 billion this week as the market capital went up 4.1 percent to LE 820.7 billion compared to LE 788.7 billion in the previous week.

The EGX 30 benchmark index upped 2.69 percent to 14,680 points, according to its weekly report on Thursday, a copy of which MENA obtained.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid cap enterprises (SME) went up by 4.85 percent to 805 points.

The all-embracing EGX 100 index rose 5.07 percent to close at 1,903 points.

The EGX 20 index upped 2.98 percent to reach 14,414 points.