Egypt's stock market (EGX) closed mostly in negative territory on Tuesday, weighed down by losses in blue-chip shares. The benchmark EGX30 index dropped 1.26 per cent to 35,358.34 points, while the EGX33 Shariah index fell 1.02 per cent to 3,561.7 points. The EGX100 index declined 0.37 per cent to 14,322.88 points, and the EGX70 small- and mid-cap index inched 0.11 per cent lower to 10,733.8 points. In contrast, the EGX35-LV index edged up 0.14 per cent to 3,841.28 points. Total market capitalisation stood at 2.46 trillion Egyptian pounds. By investor group, Egyptians and non-Arab foreigners were net sellers at 17.17 billion pounds and 3.08 billion pounds, respectively. Arab investors were net buyers with 20.25 billion pounds. Top gainers 1. Shares of General Company for Land Reclamation, Development, and Reconstruction soared 20.00 per cent to 162.250 Egyptian pounds a share. 2. Shares of El Arabia for Land Reclamation climbed 20.00 per cent to 318.750 per cent a share. 3. Shares of Delta for Printing and Packaging jumped 20.00 per cent to 97.200 Egyptian pounds. To losers 1. Shares of Sabaa International Company for Pharmaceutical and Chemical plunged 7.82 per cent to 3.890 Egyptian pounds at closing. 2. Shares of Dice Sport and Casual Wear sank 7.02 per cent to 2.650 Egyptian pounds a share. 3. Shares of Misr Cement (Qena) dived 6.18 per cent to 84.200 Egyptian pounds a share. Attribution: Amwal Al Ghad English Subediting: Y.Yasser
