EGX rises in Tuesday’s morning trading

The Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX) indices rose at the beginning of trading on Tuesday, supported by investors’ purchases of blue-chip and mid-cap stocks.

The main index EGX30 increased by 0.08 percent to reach the level of 1,0442 points. The EGX30 Determined Weight index hiked by 0.26 percent to record 12,954 points and the EGX30 Total Return Index grew by 0.34 percent to 4235 points.

The index of small and medium-sized companies EGX70 gained by 0.64 percent to record 2,304 points, and the broader index EGX100 rose by 0.52 percent to reach 3,296 points.