Bourse gains LE 6.3B at onset of Sunday trading

CAIRO - 13 May 2018: The Egyptian Exchange indexes posted gains at the onset of Sunday's trading, backed by Standard and Poors' announcement of upgrading Egypt' sovereign credit rating to 'B' from 'B-' with a stable outlook.

The market capital gained LE 6.3 billion to reach LE 968 billion.

The EGX 30 benchmark index went up by 1.09 percent to close at 17,341.42 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid cap enterprises (SMEs) inched up by 0.34 percent to close at 856.46 points.

The all-embracing EGX 100 index rose by 0.62 percent to stand at 2,209.27 points.