EGX trades in green, market cap. gains LE 17.66B

CAIRO –  16 January 2023: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) ended Monday’s session in the green zone, adding around LE 17.66 billion to the market capitalization, amid Egyptian purchases.

 
The benchmark EGX30 increased 1.78 percent, or 276.66 points, to end at 15,837.91 points. 

The equally weighted index EGX 50 hiked 1.49 percent, or 41.52 points, to end at 2,828 points.


The small and mid-cap index EGX 70 rose 2.03 percent, or 57.7 points, to close at 2,897.78 points, and the broader index EGX 100 climbed 1.91 percent, or 81.79 points, at 4,356.33 points.

 
Market capitalization gained around LE 17.66 billion, recording LE 1.043 trillion, compared to LE 1.025 trillion in Sunday’s session.

 
The trading volume reached 606.18 million shares, traded through 80,496 transactions, with a turnover of LE 2.78 billion.

 
Egyptian investors were net buyers at LE 256.78 million, while Arab and foreign investors were net sellers at LE 46.88 million, and LE 209.91 million, respectively.

 
Egyptian and foreign individuals were net buyers at LE 67.44 million, and LE 1.19 million, respectively, while Arab individuals were net sellers at LE 22.51 million.


Arab and foreign organizations sold at LE 24.36 million, and LE 211.09 million, respectively, while Egyptian organizations bought at LE 189.34 million.

 

Nozha International Hospital, Egyptian Media Production City, and Arab Aluminum were top gainers of the session at 14.82 percent, 13.37 percent and 12.79 percent, respectively.

 

Meanwhile, General Silos & Storage, Rubex International for Plastic and Acrylic Manufacturing, and Egyptian Financial & Industrial were top losers of the session by 10.02 percent, 9.65 percent, and 4.96 percent, respectively.