EGX closes in green on July 29
Egypt’s Stock Exchange (EGX) ended in green notes on Tuesday, with the main index, EGX30 inching up by 0.65 per cent, to 29,039.42 points.
The Shariah index, EGX33 surged by 1.19 per cent to 2,791.76 points.
The small to mid-size enterprises’ index, EGX70 climbed by 1.47 per cent, to 6,820.61 points.
The index, EGX100 index pushed up by 1.35 per cent, to 9,720.71 points.
The total market capitalisation reached 1,988,389,116,772 Egyptian pounds.
Arabs and non-Arab foreigners were net buyers with 2,916,717,249 Egyptian pounds, and 9,787,023,889 Egyptian pounds, respectively. Meanwhile, Egyptians were net sellers with a total of 12,703,741,138 Egyptian pounds.
Top gainers
- Shares of Juhayna Food Industries (JUFO.CA) soared by 13.79 per cent, to close at 21.370 Egyptian pounds a share.
- Shares of Iron and Steel for Mines and Quarries (ISMQ.CA) jumped by 13.70 per cent, to close at 5.230 Egyptian pounds a share.
- Shares of Misr National Steel – Ataqa (ATQA.CA) hiked by 9.25 per cent, to close at the price of 3.780 Egyptian pounds a share.
Top losers
- Shares of Ismailia Development and Real Estate Co (IDRE.CA) dived by 4.99 per cent, to close at the price of 18.100 Egyptian pounds a share.
- Shares of Rowad Tourism (Al Rowad) (ROTO.CA) plunged by 4.99 per cent, to trade at the price of 40.210 Egyptian pounds a share.
- Shares of El Ahram Co. for Printing And Packing (EPPK.CA) sank by 3.75 per cent, to the purchasing price of 7.190 Egyptian pounds a share.
