EGX ends week in green, market cap. gains LE 3.3B

EGX ends week in green, market cap. gains LE 3.3B

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CAIRO – 12 November 2020: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) ended Thursday session in green, adding LE 3.3 billion to market capitalization, amid foreign purchases.

 

The benchmark EGX30 rose 0.18 percent, or 19.63 points, to close at 11,017.28 points.

 

The equally weighted index EGX 50 climbed 0.76 percent, or 15.89 points, to end at 2,118.87 points.

 

Moreover, the small and mid-cap index EGX 70 rose 0.78 percent, or 15.35 points, to close at 1,992.24points, and the broader index EGX 100 hiked 0.81 percent, or 23.39 points to 2,912.19 points.

 

Market capitalization gained around LE 3.3 billion, recording LE 628.98 billion, compared to LE 627.94 billion in Wednesday's session.

 

The trading volume reached 494.91 million shares, traded through 50,734 transactions, with a turnover of