EGX ends in green, benchmark up 0.7%

CAIRO – 26April 2017: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes shut on a positive note Wednesday boosted by foreign purchases.

The benchmark EGX30 index inched up 0.7 percent, closing at 12,671 points. Meanwhile, CIB, the index’s heaviest constituent, ended 0.4 percent down.

The small and mid-cap enterprises index (EGX70) was almost flat adding a slight 0.02 percent to hit 586.6 points at close.

Also, the all-embracing EGX100 was up 0.48 percent, registering 1,353 points.

Market capitalization lost about EGP6.9 billion ($380 million) after transactions recorded EGP658.4 billion. The market turnover registered EGP one billion and foreign investors were the sole net buyers.