CAIRO: Egypt's stock indexes ended the week's transactions today with an overall rise, supported by purchases by Arab investors. Although foreigners purchased shares worth 90.7 million EGP during the first half of the session, but at the end of today's transaction sales rose to reach 100.2 million EGP, leading to a decline in the stock's profits. Main index EGY X30 closed up 0.44 percent at 4338 point, while EGY X20 index rose by 0.48 percent. Middle and small companies index EGY X70 rose by 0.06 percent, while EGY X100 rose by 0.33 percent. Transactions today reached 495.04 million EGP. Egyptian investors captured 66.01 percent of today's transactions, with sales of 100.2 million EGP. Arabs investors accounted for 3.56 million EGP with net purchases 12.08 million EGP. Main indexes witnessed a rise, including Orascom for construction by 1.5 percent, Egyptian for resorts by 2.9 percent, Mobinil by 1.2 percent, and the Citadel by 1.8 percent. Palm Hills rose by 4.5 percent, Talaat Mostafa by 2.2 percent, Amer group by 6.9 percent, Ezz Steel by 1.01 percent and Sodic by 0.42 percent.
