Egypt's stock market (EGX) closed the week on Thursday August 29 in the positive territory. The main index, EGX30 went up by 0.21 per cent, to 30,774.19 points. The Shariah index, EGX33, jumped by 0.14 per cent to 2,916.61 points. The small to mid-size enterprises' index, EGX70 climbed by 0.05 per cent, to 7,076.3 points. The index, EGX100 index rose by 0.14 per cent, to 10,148.81 points. The total market cap reached 2,103,974,348,211 Egyptian pounds. The Arabs and Non-Arab Foreigners were net buyers with a total of 1,852,650,051 Egyptian pound, and 2,761,690,335 Egyptian pound, respectively. On the other hand, the Egyptians were net sellers with 4,614,340,386 Egyptian pound. Gainers on Thursday 1. The shares of Alexandria Flour Mills (AFMC.CA) rose by 19.98 per cent, to close at the price of 29.250 Egyptian pound a share. 2. The shares of South Cairo & Giza Mills & Bakeries (SCFM.CA) climbed by 14.37 per cent, to trade at the price of 40.670 Egyptian pound a share. 3. The shares of ARAB Developers Holding (PORT.CA) jumped by 12.47 per cent, to the purchasing price of 0.514 Egyptian pound a share. Losers on Thursday 1. The shares of Sinai Cement (SCEM.CA) fell by 7.03 per cent, to close at 35.690 Egyptian pound a share. 2. The shares of Osool ESB Securities Brokerage (EBSC.CA) declined by 4.88 per cent, to close at 0.370 Egyptian pound a share. 3. The shares of Extracted Oils (ZEOT.CA) dropped by 4.55 per cent, to close at the price of 2.940 Egyptian pound a share. Attribution: Amwal Al Ghad English Subediting: M. S. Salama
