Bourse gains LE 3.7 bln

CAIRO - 28 January 2018: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes continued collective gains on Monday, a day after recording the highest gains in 2019 backed by purchases of institutions and investment funds.

The market capital gained about LE 3.7 billion to reach LE 783.1 billion amid transactions that hit LE 1.3 billion.

The EGX 30 benchmark increased by 0.68 percent, closing at 13,911.34 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading small and mid-cap enterprises (SMEs) went up by 0.22 percent, reaching 685.93 points.

The all-embracing EGX 100 index was also up 0.16 percent, recording 1,727.2 points.