CAIRO: Stock sales by Arab investors and associations led to a drop in the Egyptian stock market during this morning's session, the first since Friday night's incidents at the Israeli Embassy in Cairo. Egyptian and foreign investors made the most purchases, and transactions amounted to 27.03 million EGP (U.S. $4.58 million). The main stock index EGX 30 declined by 0.62 percent, EGX 70 fell by 0.59 percent and the most common index EGX 100 decreased by 0.58 percent. Most shares fell this morning, including: Swedish fell by 2.9 percent, Orascom for Construction 0.32 percent, Commercial International Bank 1.06 percent, Qalaa by 2.6 percent, Palm Hills 0.57 by , Talaat Mostafa Group by 0.25 percent, Pioneers 1.8 percent, Ezz Steel 1.6 percent and the Egyptian Resorts by 0.97 percent.
