EGX ends Monday on mixed note , market cap. gains LE 1.6B

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Mon, 04 Feb 2019 - 02:06 GMT

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Mon, 04 Feb 2019 - 02:06 GMT

FILE- Employees in the EGX following performance of the trading session

FILE- Employees in the EGX following performance of the trading session

CAIRO – 5 February 2019: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) ended Monday session on mixed performance, and market capitalization gained LE 1.66 billion, amid Egyptian purchases.

The benchmark EGX30 hiked 0.86 percent, or 122.25 points, to close at 14,366.06 points.

The equally weighted index EGX50 rose 0.09 percent, or 2.11 points, to reach 2,309.1 points.

On the other hand, the small and mid-cap index EGX70 decreased 0.12 percent, or 0.85 points, to 686.13 points, and the broader index EGX100 inched down 0.03 percent, or 0.46 points, to close at 1,732.08 points.

Market capitalization gained LE 1.66 billion, recording LE 797.71 billion, compared to LE 796.05 billion in Sunday’s session.

The trading volume reached 247.63 million shares, traded through 31,303 transactions, with a turnover of LE 1.03 billion.

Egyptian investors were net buyers at LE 73.46 million, while Arab and foreign investors were net sellers at LE 11.53 million and LE 61.93 million, respectively.

Foreign individuals were net buyers at LE 1.08 million, while Egyptian and Arab individuals were net sellers at LE 30.96 million, and LE 7.47 million, respectively.

Egyptian organizations bought at LE 104.42 million, while Arab and foreign organizations sold at LE 4.06 million, and LE 63.02 million, respectively.

Atlas for Investment and Food Industries, Arab Cotton Ginning, and Zahraa Maadi Investment & Development were top gainers of the session by 7.06 percent, 5.16 percent and 5.02 percent, respectively.

Meanwhile, Rowad Tourism (Al Rowad), El Arabia Engineering Industries, and Edita Food Industries S.A.E were top losers of the session by 5.48 percent, 5.01 percent, and 4.90 percent, respectively.

EGX ended Sunday in green, as EGX30 hiked 0.83 percent, EGX50 rose 0.90 percent, EGX70 increased 0.46 percent, and EGX100 inched up 0.56 percent.

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