EGX ends on mixed note, benchmark down 0.9%

CAIRO – 12 June 2017: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes showed mixed performance at the close of Monday's trading amid sales by foreign investors as well as Egyptian and Arab institutions.

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

The benchmark EGX30 index declined 0.91 percent, registering 13,492 points, while the small and mid-cap enterprises index (EGX70) increased 0.5 percent, reaching 615 points.

The all-embracing EGX100 index rose 0.31 percent, closing at 1,439 points.

Market capitalization lost about LE 1.5 billion ($82.8 million), totaling LE 683.4 billion. The market turnover registered LE 1.5 billion.