The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) closed in the red area on Thursday. * The main index, EGX30 shed 1.91 per cent, to 30,248.44 points. * The Shariah index, EGX33, fell 1.66 per cent to 3,160.85 points. * The SMEs index, EGX70 sank by 2.01 per cent, to 8,858.87 points. * The index, EGX100 index fell by 1.81 per cent, to 12,079.39 points. The total market capitalisation reached 2,149,809,904,444 Egyptian pounds. Egyptians and Arabs were net buyers with a total of 1,064,091,337 Egyptian pounds and 3,021,247 pounds, respectively. On the other hand, non-Arab foreigners were sellers with 1,067,112,584 Egyptian pounds. Subediting: Y.Yasser