CAIRO: Egyptian stock market indexes continued to rise during midday trading Sunday due to foreign purchases. After purchasing shares in early morning trading, Egyptians held shares while Arab investors sold shares. All stock market indexes were up by mid-Sunday: the main index, the EGX 30, rose by 0.86 percent, the medium and small companies index, the EGX 70, rose by 1.6 percent, the EGX 20 gained 0.59 percent, and the EGX 100 rose by 1.3 percent. Companies gaining on the day include SODEC by 2.5 percent, Inshaa by 0.91 percent, Commercial International Bank by 2.3 percent, Citadel by 0.58 percent, Palm Hills by 2.2 percent, Ezz Steel by 1.9 percent, and the Egyptian Resort Company by 1 percent.
