Egyptian Stock Exchange began Thursday morning session with a collective rise, which led to some stocks being halted for half an hour due to passing its 5% limit, Youm7 News reported Thursday. The main stock exchange EGX 30 index rose by 1.29%, EGX 50 index rose by 1.32%, EGX 20 index rose by 1.88%, while medium stock index EGX 70 rose by 0.42% and EGX100 rose by 0.5%.