Egypt’s stock market (EGX) closed all green on Wednesday, with the main index EGX30 climbing by 1.32 percent to 24,312.41, adding 317.87 points.
The small to mid-sized enterprises’ index, EGX70, went up by 2.18 percent to 5,460.34, gaining 116.27 points.
EGX100 rose by 2.13 percent to 7,827.94, earning 162.93 points.
Egypt’s market cap recorded 24.9 billion Egyptian pounds, closing at 1.681.2 trillion pounds.
The Arabs’ and Egyptians’ transactions went with selling with 48.1 million pounds, and 26.4 million pounds, respectively. While the foreigners’ transactions leaned towards buying with a total of 74.6 million pounds.
The end-of-day exchange reached 3.6 billion pounds with a total amount of 1 billion securities executed in 108 thousand transactions.
The highest-priced stocks on Wednesday:
The shares of Asec Company for Mining (ASCM.CA) went up by 18 percent to close at the price of 57.5 pounds per share.
The shares of International Agricultural Products (IFAP.CA) rose by 12.98 percent, at the price of 14 pounds a share.
The shares of Egyptian for Developing Building Materials (EDBM.CA) climbed up by 8.71 percent, closing at 0.3 a share.
The shares of Al Ahly for Development and Investment (AFDI.CA) soared by 8 percent, to reach 33.8 pounds a share.
The lowest-priced stocks on Wednesday:
The shares of Suez Canal Company for Technology Settling (SCTS.CA) declined by 14.2 percent, closing at 77 pounds a share.
The shares of Marseilia Almasreia Alkhalegeya Real Estate Investment (MAAL.CA) fell by 7.75 percent, at the price of 1.5 pounds per share.
The shares of Misr Beni Suef Cement (MBSC.CA) were behind by 7.54 percent, to the price of 52.57 pounds a share.
The shares of Nozha International Hospital SAE (NINH.CA) dropped by 5.44 percent, closing at 8.5 pounds a share.