EGX shuts on mixed note for 2nd session, benchmark flat

CAIRO – 15 May 2017: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes showed mixed performance for the second consecutive day by the close of Monday's session.

The benchmark EGX30 was almost flat, losing only 0.04 percent to close at 12,866 points.

In turn, the small and mid-cap enterprises index (EGX70) went up 0.53 percent to end at 591 points. The all-embracing EGX100 index also added 0.56 percent to end at 1,368 points.

Market capitalization gained around 1.6 billion EGP ($88.4 million) totaling 666.6 billion EGP. The market turnover amounted to 697.8 million EGP and foreign traders were the sole net buyers.