EGX 30 Ends Week 0.16% Lower Ahead of Saturday’s Pro-Morsi March

During Thursday closing session, the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) has ended this week by posting gains of EGP 1.3 billion as the capital market has amounted to EGP 339.351 billion.

The EGX indices closed mixed.

The main index, EGX30 dipped by 0.16% to end at 4807.67 p. EGX20 edged down by 0.10% to close at 5537.75 p.

Meanwhile, the mid- and small-cap index, the EGX70 inched higher by 0.81% to conclude at 429.03 p.  Price index EGX100 rose by 0.60% to finish at 714.36 p.

Traded volume reached 104.091 million securities worth EGP 363.033 million, exchanged 21.069 thousand transactions.

This was after trading in 171 listed securities; 37 declined, 114 advanced; while 20 keeping their previous levels.

EGX’s last-minute gains were backed by Arabs’ buying deals as they were net buyers seizing 12.05% of the total markets, with a net equity of EGP 29.494 million excluding the deals.

On the other hand, Egyptians and non-Arab Foreigners were net sellers seizing 62.62% and 25.33% respectively, of the total market, with a net equity of EGP 6.987 million and EGP 22.507 million, excluding the deals.