A view of the Egyptian Exchange in Cairo, as the EGX30 closed the week higher while small caps retreated - Egypt Today
CAIRO - 29 JANUARY 2026: Egypt’s benchmark EGX30 index closed the fourth week of 2026 higher, gaining 2.85% to end at 47,785.93 points, even as broader market segments came under pressure.
The EGX70 equal-weight index, which tracks small and mid-cap shares, fell 4.97% to 12,149.57 points, while the broader EGX100 equal-weight index slipped 2.83% to 16,827.71 points, according to the Egyptian Exchange’s weekly report figures carried by local media.
In parallel, the EGX30 Capped index rose 2.36% to 57,223.15 points, while the Tamayoz index declined 4.29% to 19,202.94 points.
The Egyptian Exchange’s total market capitalisation added around LE4.9 billion over the week, ending at LE3.158 trillion, up 0.2%. The main index market cap rose from LE1.778 trillion to LE1.819 trillion, while small and mid-cap market cap fell from LE732.4 billion to LE709.1 billion.
Total traded value climbed to LE456.8 billion, with volumes of about 7.628 billion securities across 642,000 transactions. Equities represented just 6.88% of in-market traded value, while bonds and T-bills accounted for 93.12%, highlighting the continued dominance of fixed-income trading in weekly turnover.
Within equities, traded value amounted to LE15.4 billion on EGX30 constituents, LE7.7 billion on EGX70, and LE23.1 billion on EGX100, based on the weekly breakdown.
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