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CAIRO – 20 June 2017: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes shut on a mixed note Tuesday, amid sideways trading and low turnover.
The benchmark index EGX30 declined 0.7 percent to close at 13,415 points. Similarly, the EGX50 index slumped 0.91 percent, to hit 2,071 at close.
The small and mid-cap index EGX70 rose 0.93 percent, ending at 628 points. Further, the all-embracing EGX100 index inched up slightly 0.01 percent to close near to 1,473 points.
The top performing listed companies were Egyptian Iron and Steel, going up 2.2 percent, Orascom Construction, up 1.4 percent, and Ezz Steel, up 1.2 percent, the Egyptian Exchange said in a report.
Meanwhile, the worst performers were Orascom Telecom Media & Technology (falling 12.5 percent), Eastern Company (down 4.8 percent) and Amer Group (down 2.6 percent).
After gaining LE 3.1 billion on Monday, market capitalization lost around LE 2.32 billion (approximately $128 million) totaling LE 688.2 billion, down from LE 690.5 billion.
Market turnover amounted to LE 521 million and foreign traders were the sole net sellers.
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