EGX closes in green area on Feb. 29

Egypt’s stock market (EGX) closed in the green on Thursday. The main index, EGX30 climbed by 0.30 per cent, to 28,964.41 points.

The small to mid-size enterprises’ index, EGX70 surged by 0.24 per cent, to 7,306.89 points.

The index, EGX100 index jumped by 0.22 per cent, to 10,239.36 points.

The total market cap reached 1,999,159,931,410 Egyptian pounds.

Egyptians and Arabs’ transactions were mainly buying with a total of 103,739,051 Egyptian pounds, and 163,930,601 Egyptian pounds, respectively. Meanwhile, Non-Arabs Foreigners were net sellers with 267,669,653 Egyptian pounds.

Top gainers on Thursday

The shares of Wadi Kom Ombo Land Reclamation (WKOL.CA) rose by 16.49 per cent, to close at the price of 126.540 Egyptian pounds a share.

The shares of Six of October Development & Investment (SODIC) (OCDI.CA) climbed by 12.04 per cent, to trade at the price of 55.000 Egyptian pounds a share.

The shares of Amer Group Holding (AMER.CA) jumped by 11.21 per cent, to the purchasing price of 1.250 Egyptian pounds a share.

Top losers on Thursday

The shares of Rights Issue Of El Obour Real Estate Investment-3 (OBRI.CA) fell by 30.68 per cent, to close at 1.830 Egyptian pounds a share.

The shares of El Ezz Porcelain (Gemma) (ECAP.CA) declined by 5.83 per cent, to close at 28.250 Egyptian pounds a share.

The shares of Egypt for Poultry (EPCO.CA) dropped by 5.68 per cent, to close at the price of 4.650 Egyptian pounds a share.