The Egyptian stock exchange will resume trading Tuesday despite the military's decisions to extend elections by a day, said Mohamed Omran, Chairman of the Exchange in a statement special to Youm7. The Stock Exchange will close Monday for the first round of parliamentary elections and on Sunday to mark the Islamic New Year. Trading ended on a high Thursday, pushed by purchases by Egyptians and Arabs who sought to exploit the significant decline in stock prices following a significant decline. Clashes in Cairo's Tahrir Square resulted in a loss valued at 3.6 billion EGP (U.S. $604 million) Thursday the EGX 30 rose by 1.6 percent to 3,779 points. The EGX 20 rose by 1.3 percent, the EGX 70 rose by 2.2 percent, and the EGX 100 rose by 1.6 percent.