CAIRO: Egypt's main index ended its weekly sessions soaring on Thursday, amid a very weak trading volume, as traders waited for details of a regulatory decision on France Telecom's bid to buy out most of Orascom Telecom Media and Technology's stake in Mobinil. Egx30, the main index, edged 0.8 percent higher to close at 4708 points, secondary index Egx70 ended higher at 431.01 points. “Investors fears about the Orascom deal forced them to wait until Sunday rather than taking action. People are afraid of tomorrow and hesitant to buy now”, an analyst told Bikyamasr.com. “Plans for a major protest on Friday called for by youth activists and Islamists and other political fluctuations was also keeping volumes thin” Ahmed Hussein, an analyst in a brokerage firm, explained to Bikyamasr.com The bourse suspended trading in Mobinil and OTMT on the request of the country's regulator, EFSA, on Thursday without providing further details. It should be noted that France Telecom plans to purchase most of OTMT's stake in Mobinil for 1.5 billion euros ($2 billion). Orascom Construction, the biggest listed firm by market capitalization, gained 2.3 percent while Commercial International Bank rose by 0.7 percent.