EGX finishes week on upbeat note
Egypt’s stock exchange (EGX) closed mostly positive on Thursday. The benchmark EGX30 index edged up 0.43 per cent to 28,750.82 points. The Shariah-compliant EGX33 index performed stronger, rising 1.12 per cent to 2,765.82 points. However, the small and mid-cap EGX70 index dipped slightly by 0.08 per cent to 6,502.67 points, while the broader EGX100 index gained a modest 0.05 per cent to 9,335.5 points
The total market capitalisation reached 1,974,710,592,644 Egyptian pounds.
Arabs and non-Arab foreigners were net sellers with a total of 383,686,162 Egyptian pounds, and 8,057,998,298 Egyptian pounds, respectively. On the other hand, Egyptians were net buyers with 8,441,684,460 Egyptian pounds.
Top Risers
- Shares of ELSWEDY ELECTRIC (SWDY.CA) jumped by 20.00 per cent, to close at the price of 56.220 Egyptian pounds a share.
- Shares of Sabaa International Company For Pharmaceutical and Chemical (SIPC.CA) climbed by 16.01 per cent, to trade at the price of 0.768 Egyptian pounds a share.
- Shares of Ceramic & Porcelain (PRCL.CA) hiked by 10.61 per cent, to the purchasing price of 12.510 Egyptian pounds a share.
Top Fallers
- Shares of Golden Textiles & Clothes Wool (GTWL.CA) sank by 19.74 per cent, to close at 23.830 Egyptian pounds a share.
- Shares s of South Valley Cement (SVCE.CA) dived by 5.05 per cent, to close at 2.070 Egyptian pounds a share.
- Shares of Egyptian Iron & Steel (IRON.CA) pushed down by 5.00 per cent, to close at the price of 37.650 Egyptian pounds a share.
