EGX ends week in green on April 10

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) closed higher on Thursday, with the benchmark EGX30 index climbing 2.43 per cent to finish at 30,810.7 points.

The EGX33 Shariah-compliant index rose 1.87 per cent to 3,185.29 points. Meanwhile, the EGX70 index, which tracks small and mid-cap stocks, gained 2.70 per cent to close at 8,777.71 points. The broader EGX100 index also advanced by 2.57 per cent, ending the session at 12,091.36 points.

Total market capitalisation reached approximately 2.18 trillion Egyptian pounds.

Non-Arab foreign investors were net buyers, with a total purchase value of 6.97 billion pounds. In contrast, local investors and Arab investors were net sellers, recording outflows of 6.84 billion and 126.3 million pounds, respectively.

Top Risers

1. Shares of Rights Issue of Arab Developers Holding -1 rose by 16.47 per cent, to close at the price of 0.099 Egyptian pounds a share.
2. Shares of Rights Issue of Al Tawfeek Leasing Company – A.T.LEASE -3 climbed by 16.28 per cent, to trade at the price of 1.000 Egyptian pounds a share.
3. Shares of Arab Ceramic CO.- Ceramica Remas jumped by 13.51 per cent, to the purchasing price of 1.260 Egyptian pounds a share.

Top Fallers

1. Shares of Taaleem Management Services fell by 5.72 per cent, to close at 10.710 Egyptian pounds a share.
2. Shares of Rowad Tourism (Al Rowad) declined by 4.97 per cent, to close at 27.180 Egyptian pounds a share.
3. Shares of El Ahram Co. for Printing and Packing dropped by 4.92 per cent, to close at the price of 10.040 Egyptian pounds a share.

Subediting: Y.Yasser