EGX closes in red on Jan 8
Egypt’s stock exchange (EGX) closed in the red area on Wednesday, with the main index, EGX30 going down by 0.48 per cent, to 29,785.91 points.
The Shariah index, EGX33 fell 0.84 per cent, to 3,120.46 points.
The SMEs index, EGX70 dropped by 0.39 per cent, to 8,304.2 points.
The index, EGX100 index decreased by 0.47 per cent, to 11,405.4 points.
The total market capitalisation recorded 2,193,834,179,059 Egyptian pounds.
Egyptians and Arabs were net sellers with a total of 8,026,575,347 Egyptian pounds and 574,161,588 Egyptian pounds, respectively. Meanwhile, non-Arab foreigners were net buyers with a total of 8,600,736,935 Egyptian pounds.
Top gainers
- Shares of Ismailia National Food Industries (INFI.CA) soared by 20.00 per cent, to close at the price of 111.300 Egyptian pounds a share.
- Shares of Development and Engineering Consultants (DAPH.CA) climbed by 19.99 per cent, to trade at the price of 62.180 Egyptian pounds a share.
- Shares of El Arabia for Land Reclamation (EALR.CA) jumped by 19.99 per cent, to the purchasing price of 77.000 Egyptian pounds a share.
Top losers on
- Shares of Arabian Cement Company (ARCC.CA) sank by 8.62 per cent, to close at 15.800 Egyptian pounds a share.
- Shares of Egyptian Gulf Marseilia for Real Estate Investment (MAAL.CA) dived by 4.99 per cent, to close at the price of 3.430 Egyptian pounds a share.
- Shares of Arab Valves Company (ARVA.CA) inched 4.13 per cent lower, to close at 3.950 Egyptian pounds a share.
Attribution: Amwal Al Ghad English
Subediting: Y.Yasser
