EGX closes mixed on August 19
Egypt’s stock market (EGX) closed mixed on Monday. The main index, EGX30 went down by 0.48 per cent, to 29,320.18 points.
The Shariah index, EGX33 fell by 0.23 to 2,827.86 points.
The small to mid-size enterprises’ index, EGX70 climbed by 0.46 per cent, to 6,756.54 points.
The index, EGX100 index went up by 0.33 per cent, to 9,693.69 points.
The total market cap reached 2,036,001,489,623 Egyptian pound.
The Egyptians and Non-Arab Foreigners were net buyers with 294,343,111 Egyptian pound, and 719,333,961 Egyptian pound, respectively. Meanwhile, the Arabs transactions were mainly sellers with 1,013,677,072 Egyptian pound.
Top gainers on Monday
- The shares of Sinai Cement (SCEM.CA) rose by 19.98 per cent, to close at the price of 26.180 Egyptian pounds a share.
- The shares of Rubex International for Plastic and Acrylic Manufacturing (RUBX.CA) climbed by 10.28 per cent, to trade at the price of 7.400 Egyptian pounds a share.
- The shares of El Kahera Housing (ELKA.CA) jumped by 8.28 per cent, to the purchasing price of 1.700 Egyptian pounds a share.
Top losers on Monday
- The shares of Mena Touristic & Real Estate Investment (MENA.CA) fell by 4.57 per cent, to close at 1.670 Egyptian pounds a share.
- The shares of Alexandria Containers and Goods (ALCN.CA) declined by 4.12 per cent, to close at 46.500 Egyptian pounds a share.
- The shares of Macro Group Pharmaceuticals -Macro Capital (MCRO.CA) dropped by 2.35 per cent, to close at the price of 1.660 Egyptian pounds a share.
Subediting: M. S. Salama
