The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices went up collectively at the close of Tuesday’s trading, pushed by purchases from local institutions and investment funds, as well as from Arab investors.
Meanwhile, sales prevailed in transactions of Arab and foreign institutions and investment funds.
The market capital gained some EGP 4.9 billion, registering EGP 635.7 billion after transactions totaled nearly a billion pounds.
The EGX 30 benchmark index rose 0.2 percent, recording 9,442.02 points.
The broader EGX 70 EWI of the leading small and medium enterprises (SMEs) increased 0.83 percent, hitting 1,852.68 points.
The all-embracing EGX 100 index was also up 0.97 percent, closing at 2,275.84 points.
Source: State Information Service Egypt