CAIRO: Egyptian stocks suffered sharp declines in the mid-session of Sunday's stock dealings, mainly due to large foreign and Arab sell-offs likely precipitated by the clashes in Tahrir Square between security forces and demonstrators. The sell-off frenzy slowed mildly in the mid-session however. The main EGX30 index fell 2.4 percent, the EGX70 dropped 3.3 percent and the EGX100 slid 3.06 percent. Leading shares also suffered from the sell-off, including Amer Group, down 2.8 percent; Palm Hills, down 3.2 percent; Pioneers, down 4.4 percent; Orascom Construction, down 3.1 percent; Egypt Telecom, down 3.1 percent; Juhayna Food Industries, down 5.5 percent and SODIC, down 4.02 percent.
