EGX closes higher

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) saw a positive performance on Monday, closing the trading session in the green zone.

The benchmark EGX30 index gained 1.14%, finishing the session at 28,520.4 points.

The small- and mid-cap EGX70 equal-weight index (EWI) added 0.18% to 6,872.2 points.

Meanwhile, the EGX100 index rose by 0.06% to 9,637.98 points.

Trading volume amounted nearly to 997.372 billion shares exchanged through 144,887 transactions at a turnover of EGP 5.046 billion.

Market capitalization closed today’s trading session at EGP 2.003 trillion.

Retail investors controlled 78% of total trading transactions, while institutional investors made up 21.99% of trading.

Egyptian traders made up 89.17% of total trading transactions, while Arab and foreign (non-Arab) investors made up 7.63% and 3.19% respectively.

Foreign traders were net buyers with EGP 167.790 million, while Egyptian and Arab investors were net sellers with EGP 61.423 million and EGP 106.366 million, respectively.