EGX ends on mixed note, benchmark down 0.14%

CAIRO – 7 May 2017: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes showed mixed performance at the close of Sunday's trading amid sales by Egyptian investors as well as local and Arab institutions.

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

The benchmark EGX30 index declined 0.14 percent, closing at 12,692 points, while the small and mid-cap enterprises index (EGX70) surged 0.95 percent, hitting 597 points.

The all-embracing EGX100 index was up 0.69 percent, registering 1,369 points.

Market capitalization gained about 2.5 billion EGP ($138.28 million), totaling 661.98 billion EGP. The market turnover registered 629.5 million EGP.