CAIRO: Egyptian stock market indices rose during Thursday's midsession transactions as a result of Egyptian investors and organizations' intense purchasing. Many of the main index's top shares, such as Orascom Construction Industries and the International Trade Bank, also increased. The main stock market index EGX30 rose by 1.2 percent, the EGX20 index rose 0.96 percent. Medium and small index EGX70 increased by 2.1 percent, while the most common index EGX100 rose 1.6 percent. Total transactions made 196.8 million EGP (U.S. $33 million). Today's rising shares include Palm Hills and Ezz Steel both up 1.5 percent, Hermes up 0.92 percent, SODIC up 0.52 percent, Qalaa up 2.6 percent, Talaat Mostafa Group up 1.09 percent, Orascom Construction Industries up 1.03 percent and the International Trade Bank up 3.4 percent.