Egypt’s stock market dips slightly on June 2nd
Egypt’s stock market (EGX) closed slightly lower on Sunday, with all three major indices experiencing minor declines.
The benchmark EGX30 index dipped 0.20 per cent to close at 26,869.85 points. The EGX70 index, representing small and mid-size enterprises, fell 0.60 per cent to 5,896.72 points, while the broader EGX100 index dropped 0.37 per cent to 8,522.74 points.
The total market cap reached 1,808,791,401,459 Egyptian pounds.
The Arabs and Egyptians transactions were mainly buyers with a total of 501,587,835 Egyptian pounds, and 246,340,762 Egyptian pounds, respectively. Meanwhile, the non-Arabs were net sellers with 747,928,597 Egyptian pounds.
Top gainers on Sunday
The shares of Alexandria Mineral Oils Company rose by 5.71 per cent, to close at the price of 9.620 Egyptian pounds a share.
The shares of EFG Holding climbed by 5.52 per cent, to trade at the price of 16.250 Egyptian pounds a share.
The shares of Heliopolis Housing jumped by 5.02 per cent, to the purchasing price of 11.080 Egyptian pounds a share.
Top losers on Sunday
The shares of QALA For Financial Investments fell by 11.00 per cent, to close at 1.780 Egyptian pounds a share.
The shares of M.B Engineering declined by 10.09 per cent, to close at 1.639 Egyptian pounds a share.
The shares of Arab Pharmaceuticals dropped by 9.76 per cent, to close at the price of 85.000 Egyptian pounds a share.
