The Egyptian stock Exchange (EGX) ended up collectively Thursday, supported by purchases from Arabs while foreigners and Egyptians tend to selling. The market capital gained EGP 5.01 billion to reach a total of EGP 489, 708 billion, according to the EGX report. The benchmark index EGX30 rose by 1.68 percent to reach 8946.34 points while the small and mid-cap EGX70 added a slight 1.55 percent to record 572.02 points. The broader index EGX100 reached 1111.56 points estimated at a 1.51 percent rise.