Egypt’s stocks closed mixed on Tuesday, benchmark EGX 30 slightly up

Egypt’s stock exchange (EGX) closed in mixed notes on Tuesday, with the benchmark EGX 30 index rising by 0.03 percent higher to 10,423 points.

EGX 70 EWI index of the leading smaller and mid cap enterprises (SME) tumbled by 1.02 percent to 1,818 points, while the fixed-weighted index, EGX 30 Capped increased by 0.12 percent to 12,829 points. In addition, the equal weights index, EGX 50 fell by 0.39 percent to 1,827 points.

The all-embracing index, EGX 100 inched down by 0.89 percent to 2,747 points.

Market Cap   

The country’s market capitalisation has posted gains worth 503 million Egyptian pounds ($32 million), ending the trading at 678.416 billion pounds, buoyed by local and Arab investors’ buying appetite.

Trading Aggregates            

Trading value has approximately reached around 991.097 million pounds, while the trading volume has almost recorded around 282.417 million securities executed 34,083 transactions.