Main stock market index transaction ended today with little decline forced by sales processes from foreign investors, while small indexes rose after purchase processes by Egyptian and Arab investors. EGX30 closed today with a 0.09 percent decline, EGX20 declined by 0.1 percent, while small and medium index EGX70 rose by 0.50 percent and EGX100 rose by 0.45 percent. Egyptian investors bought 72.75 percent of transactions with 21.3 million EGP (U.S. $) in purchases, while foreign investors captured 21.47 percent with 24.2 million EGP (U.S. $) in purchases; Arabs represented 5.87 percent with purchases reaching 2.8 million EGP (U.S. $). Hermes indexes declined by 2.2 percent, Ezz steel indexes declined by 1.4 percent, Central International Bank (CIB) by 1.07 percent, Amer Group by 1.4 percent and General Giza for Estates by 1.6 percent.
