EGX ends in red on Nov 18

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By Aya Anwar

Egypt’s stock exchange (EGX) closed in the red area on Monday, with the main index, EGX30 tumbling 1.24 per cent to 30,864.34 points.

The Shariah index, EGX33 fell 1.40 to 3,172.21 points.

The SMEs index, EGX70 inched 1.20 per cent lower, to 8,303.03 points. 

The index, EGX100 index lost 1.22 per cent, to 11,503.18 points. 

The total market capitalisation reached 2,251,287,741,547 Egyptian pounds.

Arabs and non-Arab foreigners were net sellers with 471,854,136 Egyptian pounds and 388,030,244 Egyptian pounds, respectively. Meanwhile, Egyptians were net buyers with 859,884,380 Egyptian pounds.

Top gainers

  1. Shares of Mena Touristic and Real Estate Investment (MENA.CA) soared by 19.93 per cent, to close at the price of 3.370 Egyptian pounds a share.
  2. Shares of Egyptian Gulf Marseilia for Real Estate Investment (MAAL.CA) climbed by 18.72 per cent, to trade at the price of 4.440 Egyptian pounds a share.
  3. Shares of El-Nile Co. for Pharmaceuticals And Chemical Industries–Nile1 (NIPH_r1.CA) jumped by 10.44 per cent, to the purchasing price of 37.560 Egyptian pounds a share.

Top losers

  1. Shares of Alexandria Pharmaceuticals (AXPH.CA) dived by 10.13 per cent, to close at 288.330 Egyptian pounds a share.
  2. Shares of Samad Misr -EGYFERT (SMFR.CA) sank by 8.97 per cent, to close at 85.200 Egyptian pounds a share.
  3. Shares of Alexandria New Medical Center (AMES.CA) plummeted by 6.39 per cent, to close at the price of 20.500 Egyptian pounds a share.

Subediting: Y.Yasser

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