EGX ends in green, benchmark up 0.2%

CAIRO – 5 June 2017: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes were all up at the close of Monday's trading amid sales by Egyptian, Arab and foreign investors as well as local institutions.

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

The benchmark EGX30 index rose 0.18 percent, registering 13,520 points, while the small and mid-cap enterprises index (EGX70) was almost flat, increasing only 0.01 percent to reach 591 points.

The all-embracing EGX100 index was also up 0.38 percent, closing at 1,402 points.

Market capitalization gained about LE 2.63 billion ($145.3 million), totaling LE 681.23 billion. The market turnover registered LE 1.04 billion.