Egypt's stock market ended its first transactions after the Eid al-Adha holiday in a collective decline Wednesday, pushed by Arab and Foreign investors' sales. Although Egyptian investors leaned towards purchases in the second half of Wednesday's trading, the bourse lost 1.2 billion EGP (U.S. $201 million). The EGX 30 fell 0.13 percent, closing at 4,418 points. The EGX 20 declined 0.24 percent. The medium and small companies' index, the EGX 70, fell 0.80 percent. The EGX 100 declined 0.62 percent. Wednesday's transactions were valued at 170.2 million EGP (U.S. $28.6 million). Foreign investors made up 33.65 percent transactions. Arab investors made up 9.87 percent, and Egyptian transactions made up 56.48 percent of trades Wednesday. Shares falling included Ezz Steel by 0.67 percent; SODIC by 0.43 percent, Talaat Mostafa by 1.9 percent, the Egyptian Resorts Company by 2.7 percent, Mobinil by 1.5 percent, Orascom Construction by 0.20 percent, and Orascom Telecom by 0.92 percent.
