EGX ends Monday on mixed note, market cap. loses LE1.6B

EGX ends Monday on mixed note, market cap. loses LE1.6B

CAIRO – 17 August 2020: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) ended Monday's session in semi-collective regression, losing LE 1.6 billion of market capitalization, amid Arab and foreign selling.

 



The benchmark EGX30 rose 0.20 percent, or 22.51 points, to close at 11,142.77 points.

 



On the other hand, the equally weighted index EGX 50 dipped 0.98 percent, or 19.33 points, to end at 1,973.40 points.

 



The small and mid-cap index EGX 70 dropped 0.75 percent, or 12.62 points, to close at 1658.4 points, and the broader index EGX 100 inched down 0.78 percent, or 19.90 points to 2,544.03 points. 

 

 

Market capitalization lost LE 1.6 billion, recording LE 614 billion, compared to LE 615.66 billion in Sunday's session.

 

 

The trading volume