EGX trades sideways, benchmark slides 0.67 pct

CAIRO - 2 May 2018: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes showed mixed performance at the close of Wednesday's trading amid sales by local institutions and investment funds.

Meanwhile, purchases prevailed in transactions of Arab and foreign investors.

The market capital lost about LE 2.2 billion, registering about LE 1 trillion, after transactions totaled LE 1.4 billion.

The EGX 30 benchmark index fell 0.67 percent, closing at 18,173.16 points.

Meanwhile, the broader EGX 70 index of the leading small and mid-cap enterprises (SMEs) rose 1.01 percent, registering 886.04 points.

The all-embracing EGX 100 index also increased 0.59 percent, recording 2,320.37 points.