The main stock exchange index, EGX-30, increased by 1.95% at the end of Thursday's trading session, to close at 6779.28 points, while the EGX-50 rose by 1.5% to close at 1140.48 points. The EGX-20 index increased by 2.57% to close at 6647.84 point, while the EGX-70 increased by 0.7%, closing at 362.9 points, and the broader EGX-100 index rose by 1.84% to close at 770.79 points. Trading in the stock market achieved EGP 643.63m during the trading of 315.94m shares in 24,400 sale and purchase processes by 168 companies. Meanwhile, the prices of 40 shares declined, to settle market capitalisation of listed shares at EGP 428.573bn. The net Egyptian investors' trading to purchase amounted to EGP 50.8m through acquisitions amounting to 71.4%. Meanwhile, foreign investors trading to sell reached EGP 28.7m with an acquisition rate of 15.17%, and Arab investors' selling transactions reached EGP 22.03m with an acquisition rate of 13.4% Individuals carried out 69.26% of the trades amounting to EGP 15m, leaning towards purchasing, with the exception of Arab investors.
