Egypt’s stock market (EGX) closed in the green area on Tuesday.
- The benchmark index, EGX30 went up 1.15 per cent to 39,065.73 points.
- The Shariah index, EGX33 climbed 1.27 per cent to 4,053.52 points.
- The index EGX35-LV advanced 0.30 per cent to 4,349.67 points.
- The SMEs index, EGX70 rose 0.27 per cent to 12,196.16 points.
- The EGX100 index scaled up 0.44 per cent to 16,061.02 points.
The total market capitalisation reached 2,806,282,794,255 Egyptian pounds.
Arabs and non-Arab foreigners were net buyer with a total of 1,067,583,982 pounds, and 2,485,047,189 pounds, respectively. On the other hand, Egyptians were net buyers with 3,552,631,172 pounds.
Top gainers
- Shares of Sharm Dreams Co. for Tourism Investment soared 16.63 per cent to 23.500 pounds a share.
- Shares of National Housing for Professional Syndicates jumped 9.38 per cent to 88.660 pounds a share.
- Shares of Copper For Commercial Investment & Real Estate Development climbed 6.62 per cent to 0.596 pounds a share.
Top losers
- Shares of Misr Chemical Industries plunged 12.98 per cent to 29.620 pounds a share.
- Shares of Saudi Egyptian Investment & Finance dived 6.91 per cent to 189.900 pounds a share.
- Shares of Alexandria Pharmaceuticals sank 6.45 per cent to 839.100 pounds a share.
Subediting: Y.Yasser
