EGX ends Sunday in green

CAIRO – 13 May 2018: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) ended Sunday’s session in green; amid Arab and foreign purchases.

The benchmark EGX30 increased 0.17 percent, to close at 17,184.02 points.

The equally weighted index EGX50 rose 0.35 percent, to reach 2,941.29 points.

The small- and mid-cap index EGX70 jumped 0.24 percent, closing at 855.54 points, and the broader index EGX100 went up 0.16 percent, to close at 2,199.28 points.

Market capitalization recorded LE 960.86 billion, compared to LE 962.01 billion in Thursday’s session.

The trading volume reached 220.5 million shares, traded through 23,856 transactions, with a turnover of LE 813.89 million.

Egyptian investors were net sellers at LE 645.23 million, while Arab and foreign investors were net buyers at LE 5.17 million and LE 55.39 million, respectively.

Egyptian, Arab and foreign individuals were net buyers at LE 45.64 million, LE 3.94 million and LE 365,805, respectively.

Arab and Foreign organizations bought at LE 1.23 million and LE 55.03 million, respectively, while Egyptian organizations sold at LE 106.21 million.

Rakta Paper Manufacturing, Arab Valves Company, and Ismailia National Food Industries were top gainers of the session by 8.39 percent, 8.07 percent and 8.04 percent, respectively.

While Cairo Educational Services, Suez Cement, and National Bank of Kuwait- NBK were top losers of the session by 8.61 percent, 5.57 percent and 4.88 percent, respectively.

EGX ended Thursday’s session in red, as EGX30 decreased 1.75 percent, EGX70 dropped 0.94 percent and EGX100 went down 1.32 percent.