The performance of the Egyptian Stock Exchange indices rose collectively at the close of trading today, Tuesday, driven by buying by local institutions and investment funds, as well as Egyptian and foreign individual investors. Meanwhile, Arab and foreign institutions and Arab investors tended towards selling.
According to the Middle East News Agency, the market capitalization of listed companies gained approximately EGP 3 billion by the end of trading, reaching EGP 2.391 trillion, amid total trading of approximately EGP 231.7 billion, including bonds, treasury bills, and ownership transfer deals. Stock market trading amounted to approximately EGP 4.1 billion.
The Egyptian Exchange's main index, the EGX 30, rose by 0.031 points to reach 34,085.74 points, while the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) index, the EGX 70, rose by 0.411 points to reach 10,197.03 points. The broader EGX 100 index also rose by 0.421 points to reach 13,776.82 points.