EGX closes mixed on Feb 26

Egypt’s stock market (EGX) closed mixed on Wednesday.

The main index, EGX30 went down by 0.07 per cent, to 30,631.95 points.

The Shariah index, EGX33, rose by 0.40 per cent, to 3,275.44 points.

The SMEs index, EGX70 jumped by 0.06 per cent, to 8,639.93 points.

The index, EGX100 index soared by 0.01 per cent, to 11,905.04 points.

The total market cap reached 2,270,769,081,189 Egyptian pounds.

The Egyptians and Non-Arab Foreigners were net sellers with a total of 463,001,619 Egyptian pounds and 80,764,837 Egyptian pounds, respectively. Meanwhile, the Arabs were net buyers with a total of 543,766,456 Egyptian pounds.

Top gainers on Wednesday

1. South Cairo & Giza Mills & Bakeries shares rose by 15.87 per cent, to close at the price of 90.630 Egyptian pounds a share.
2. Osool ESB Securities Brokerage shares climbed by 8.66 per cent, to trade at the price of 1.380 Egyptian pounds a share.
3. Copper For Commercial Investment & Real Estate Development shares jumped by 7.51 per cent, to the purchasing price of 0.444 Egyptian pounds a share.

Top losers on Wednesday

1. El Ahram Co. For Printing And Packing shares fell by 4.51 per cent, to close at 8.470 Egyptian pounds a share.
2. Gogreen for Agricultural Investment shares dropped by 4.00 per cent, to close at the price of 1.200 Egyptian pounds a share.
3. Minapharm Pharmaceuticals shares declined by 3.50 per cent, to close at 164.040 Egyptian pounds a share.

Attribution: Amwal Al Ghad English