Egypt’s stock market (EGX) closed in the red area on Thursday. The main index, EGX30 went down by 1.33 per cent, to 30,762.32 points.
The Shariah index, EGX33, sunk by 0.19 per cent to 3,209.23 points.
The small to mid-size enterprises’ index, EGX70 fell by 0.47 per cent, to 7,468.76 points.
The index, EGX100 index dropped by 0.55 per cent, to 10,642.21 points.
The total market cap reached 2,189,688,692,301 Egyptian pounds.
The Egyptians and Arabs were net buyers with a total of 4,766,717,270 Egyptian pounds, and 609,001,785 Egyptian pounds, respectively. On the other hand, the Non-Arab Foreigners were sellers with 5,375,719,055 Egyptian pounds.
Risers on Thursday
- M.B Engineering (MBEG.CA) shares rose by 20.00 per cent, to close at the price of 2.040 Egyptian pounds a share.
- El-Nile Co. For Pharmaceuticals And Chemical Industries (NIPH.CA) shares climbed by 20.00 per cent, to trade at the price of 85.620 Egyptian pounds a share.
- Memphis Pharmaceuticals (MPCI.CA) shares jumped by 19.98 per cent, to the purchasing price of 43.480 Egyptian pounds a share.
Fallers on Thursday
- El ezz steel (ESRS.CA) shares fell by 7.48 per cent, to close at 99.000 Egyptian pounds a share.
- Alexandria Mineral Oils Company (AMOC.CA) shares declined by 7.28 per cent, to close at 8.280 Egyptian pounds a share.
- Ibnsina Pharma (ISPH.CA) shares dropped by 4.99 per cent, to close at the price of 5.520 Egyptian pounds a share.
Attribution: Amwal Al Ghad English
Subediting: M. S. Salama