EGX ends Tuesday in green, market cap. gains LE 5.8B

EGX ends Tuesday in green, market cap. gains LE 5.8B

FILE – Employees in the EGX following performance of the trading session on December 12, 2017







CAIRO – 17 November 2020: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) ended Tuesday session in green, adding LE 5.8 billion to market capitalization, amid Egyptian purchases.

 

The benchmark EGX30 rose 1.01 percent, or 110.85 points, to close at 11,063.98 points.

 

The equally weighted index EGX 50 hiked 2.25 percent, or 47.50 points, to end at 2,162.89 points.

 

Moreover, the small and mid-cap index EGX 70 jumped 1.31 percent, or 26.03 points, to close at 2,016.46 points, and the broader index EGX 100 climbed 1.62 percent, or 47.15 points to 2,958.73 points.

 

Market capitalization gained around LE 5.8 billion, recording LE 636.21 billion, compared to LE 630.33 billion in Monday's session.

 

The trading volume reached 719.68 million shares, traded through 57,284 transactions, with a turnover of LE 2.19 billion. 

 

Egyptian investors were net buyers at LE 250.66 million,