Strong gains by Egypt Exchange during morning trading

CAIRO, Sept 29 (MENA) - The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes posted collective gains on Thursday's morning transactions, backed by purchases of domestic, Arab and foreign institutions and investment funds.

The market capital gained EGP 21 billion to reach EGP 716.4 billion.

The EGX 30 benchmark index increased by 3.79 percent, recording 14,382.68 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading small and mid-cap enterprises (SMEs) rose by 3.37 percent, closing at 516.64 points.

The all-embracing EGX 100 index also inched up by 3.47 percent, standing at 1,386.04 points.