Egypt's stock exchange (EGX) closed in the red area on Thursday, with the main index, EGX30 going down by 0.06 per cent, to 29,359.87 points. The Shariah index, EGX33, dropped by 0.92 per cent to 2,792.78 points. The small to mid-size enterprises' index, EGX70 inched down by 0.44 per cent, to 6,808.17 points. The index, EGX100 index fell by 0.44 per cent, to 9,719.28 points. The total market capitalisation reached 2,006,387,716,842 Egyptian pounds. Egyptians and Arabs were net buyers with a total of 13,116,796,648 Egyptian pounds, and 1,283,026,150 Egyptian pounds, respectively. On the other hand, the non-Arab foreigners were net sellers with 14,399,822,798 Egyptian pounds. Risers on Thursday 1. Shares of Misr Oils & Soap (MOSC.CA) jumped by 16.89 per cent, to close at the price of 58.560 Egyptian pounds a share. 2. Shares of Industrial & Engineering Projects (IEEC.CA) climbed by 15.71 per cent, to trade at the price of 0.302 Egyptian pounds a share. 3. Shares of Naeem Holding (NAHO.CA) hiked by 8.84 per cent, to the purchasing price of 0.160 Egyptian pounds a share. Fallers on Thursday 1. Shares of Rowad Tourism (Al Rowad) (ROTO.CA) slid by 4.95 per cent, to close at 36.310 Egyptian pounds a share. 2. Shares of GMC Group for Industrial Commercial and Financial Investment (GMCI.CA) plunged by 4.86 per cent, to close at 0.803 Egyptian pounds a share. 3. Shares of Palm Hills Development Company (PHDC.CA) dived by 4.54 per cent, to close at the price of 4.420 Egyptian pounds a share.
