EGX ends week in red
Egypt’s stock exchange (EGX) ended trading lower on Wednesday, with main index, EGX30 inching down by 0.63 per cent to 28,287.98 points.
The Shariah index, EGX33, fell by 0.81 per cent to 2,733.8 points.
The small to mid-size enterprises’ index, EGX70 dropped by 0.57 per cent to 6,278.65 points.
The index, EGX100 index was 0.59 per cent down to 9,095.52 points.
The total market capitalisation reached 1,910,637,716,043 Egyptian pounds.
Egyptians were main sellers with total transactions worth 21,020,005,428 Egyptian pounds. Meanwhile, Arabs and non-Arab foreigners were net buyers with total of 19,317,908,718 Egyptian pounds, and 1,702,096,710, respectively.
Top gainers on Wednesday
- The shares of Concrete Fashion Group For Commercial& Industrial Investment (CFGH.CA) jumped by 8.77 per cent, to close at the price of 0.062 Egyptian pounds a share.
- The shares of GTEX For Commercial And Industrial (GTEX.CA) climbed by 5.13 per cent, to trade at the price of 0.041 Egyptian pounds a share.
- The shares of Egyptian Iron & Steel (IRON.CA) surged by 5.00 per cent, to the purchasing price of 33.390 Egyptian pounds a share.
Top losers on Wednesday
- The shares of Pyramisa Hotels (PHTV.CA) fell by 5.76 per cent, to close at 129.110 Egyptian pounds a share.
- The shares of Ezz Steel (ESRS.CA)declined by 5.10 per cent, to close at 82.100 Egyptian pounds a share.
- The shares of GMC Group for Industrial Commercial and Financial Investments (GMCI.CA) dropped by 4.67 per cent, to close at the price of 1.001 Egyptian pounds a share.
