Egypt Shares Surge with EGP2.7 bln at Close, EGX30 Hit 0.95%

By Salma Ayman On Dec 26, 2013

Egyptian stocks have ended higher on Thursday powered by foreign net buyers posting gains totaled EGP 2.7 billion. The benchmark has finished aboveEGP425.833 billion.

Egypt’s benchmark index EGX30 ended 0.95 per cent higher to 6812.5pts.

Meanwhile, the mid- and small-cap index, the EGX70 climbed by 0.57% to close at 538.24pts against 535.19 pts. The price index EGX100 surged by 0.83% to conclude at 918.5pts, against 910.96 pts.

Turnovers

Through the closing session of Thursday , the trading volume has reached 2.904 billion securities, against EGP 4.206 billion For the traded value, it hit EGP 415.927 million, exchanged through 750.892 million transactions.