The performance of the Egyptian Stock Exchange indices varied at the close of trading today, Thursday, the first trading session for the exchange after the Eid al-Fitr holiday, and its last session this week.
Large-cap, blue-chip, and active stocks saw relative declines amid anticipation of the repercussions of US President Donald Trump's decision to impose tariffs on imports from most countries around the world. Meanwhile, some small- and medium-cap and speculative stocks saw relative gains during trading.
According to the Middle East News Agency, the market capitalization of listed companies reached EGP 2.24 trillion, while the total trading volume on the market reached EGP 67 billion, including EGP 64.3 billion in primary dealer bond market transactions.
The main EGX 30 index fell by 1.021 points to reach 31,699.58 points, while the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) index rose by 0.471 points to close its first trading session after Eid Al-Fitr at 9,088.74 points. The gains extended to the broader EGX 100 index, which rose by 0.421 points to close at 12,514.81 points.
