EGX ends slightly higher on April 15

Egypt’s stock market ended marginally higher on Tuesday, with the benchmark EGX30 index edging up 0.01 per cent to close at 31,185.03 points, supported by foreign investor inflows.

The broader indices also posted gains. The EGX33 Shariah index rose 0.51 per cent  to 3,252.39 points, while the EGX70, which tracks small and medium-sized enterprises, added 0.12 per cent  to 8,977.10 points. The EGX100 index inched up 0.04 per cent , settling at 12,358.70 points.

Total market capitalisation reached approximately 2.20 trillion Egyptian pounds.

Trading data showed foreign investors were net buyers, with a net inflow of 24.08 billion pounds, while Egyptian and Arab investors were net sellers, offloading 19.33 billion pounds and 4.74 billion pounds, respectively.

Top gainers

1. Shares of Alexandria New Medical Centre climbed by 20.00 per cent, to close at 21.900 pounds a share.
2. Shares of Alexandria National Company for Financial Investment jumped by 19.98 per cent, to close at 23.780 pounds a share.
3. Shares of El Obour Real Estate Investment surged by 12.19 per cent, to close at the price of 13.990 pounds a share.

Top losers

1. Shares of Credit Agricole Egypt plunged by 14.46 per cent, to close at the price of 19.100 pounds a share.
2. Shares of Grand Investment Capital dived by 7.65 per cent, to trade at the price of 12.200 pounds a share.
3. Shares of Cairo Educational Services sank by 7.26 per cent, to the purchasing price of 30.540 pounds a share.

Subediting: Y.Yasser