EGX ends Sunday in semi-collective regression

CAIRO – 16 December 2018: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) ended Sunday's session in a semi-collective regression, amid Egyptian and Arab selling, and market capitalization ganied LE 1.89 billion.

The benchmark EGX30 declined 0.04 percent, or 4.83 points, to close at 12,992.06 points.

The small and mid-cap index EGX70 inched down 0.33 percent, or 2.2 points, reaching 672.87 points, and the broader index EGX100 went dowm 0.25 percent, or 4.18 points, to close at 1,686.56 points.

On the other hand, the equally weighted index EGX50 increased 0.23 percent, or 4.93 points, to reach 2,149.31 points.

Market capitalization gained LE 1.89 billion, recording LE 742.07 billion, compared to LE 740.18 billion in Thursday's session.

The trading volume reached 148 million shares, traded through 19,614 transactions, with a turnover of LE 558.28 million.

Foreign investors were net buyers at LE 13.18 million, while Egyptian and Arab investors were net sellers at LE 2.13 and LE 11.05 million, respectively.

Egyptian, Arab and foreign individuals were net buyers at LE 4.17 million, LE 2.9 million, and LE 13.8 million, respectively.

Egyptian, Arab and foreign organizations sold at LE 6.3 million, LE 13.97 million, and LE 667,179, respectively.

Golden Pyramids Plaza, Heliopolis Housing, and International Agricultural Products were top gainers of the session by 9.93 percent, 5.63 percent and 5.10 percent, respectively.

Meanwhile, Al Tawfeek Leasing Company-A.T.LEASE, Torah Cement, and Nasr Company for Civil Works were top losers of the session by 5.72 percent, 4.70 percent, and 3.34 percent, respectively.

EGX ended Thursday's session in green, as EGX 30 rose 1.09 percent, EGX50 increased 1.41 percent, EGX70 inched up 0.30 percent, and EGX100 went up 0.66 percent