EGX closes in red on Nov 19

Egypt’s stock exchange (EGX) closed in the red area on Tuesday, with the main index, EGX30 going down by 0.57 per cent, to 30,688.3 points.

The Shariah index, EGX33 shed 0.27 per cent to 3,163.76 points.

The SMEs index, EGX70 dropped by 0.25 per cent, to 8,282.36 points.

The index, EGX100 index fell by 0.30 per cent, to 11,468.97 points.

The total market capitalisation reached 2,241,053,509,032 Egyptian pounds.

Arabs and non-Arab foreigners were net sellers with 2,012,759,477 Egyptian pounds, and 766,273,183 Egyptian pounds, respectively. Meanwhile, Egyptians were buyers with a total of 2,779,032,659 Egyptian pounds.

Top gainers

1. Shares of Engineering Industries (ICON) (ENGC.CA) climbed by 10.66 per cent, to close at 24.810 Egyptian pounds a share.
2. Shares of Act Financial (ACTF.CA) jumped by 9.14 per cent, to close at 3.700 Egyptian pounds a share.
3. Shares of Sharkia National Food (SNFC.CA) surged by 8.91 per cent, to close at the price of 3.790 Egyptian pounds a share.

Top losers

1. Shares of El-Nile Co. For Pharmaceuticals And Chemical Industries (NIPH.CA) plunged by 8.92 per cent, to close at the price of 51.840 Egyptian pounds a share.
2. Shares of Egypt Aluminum (EGAL.CA) dived by 5.41 per cent, to trade at the price of 106.890 Egyptian pounds a share.
3. Shares of Egyptian Iron & Steel (IRON.CA) sank by 5.00 per cent, to the purchasing price of 46.020 Egyptian pounds a share.

Subediting: Y.Yasser