EGX ends week in green, market cap. gains LE 3.6B

EGX ends week in green, market cap. gains LE 3.6B

CAIRO – 6 May 2021: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) ended Thursday in green for the second session in row, adding around LE 3.6 billion to market capitalization, amid Egyptian and Arab purchases.

 

 The benchmark EGX30 rose 0.72 percent, or 75.25 points, to end at 10,588.09 points.

 

The equally weighted index EGX 50 hiked 0.78 percent, or 16.04 points, to end at 2,083.23 points.

 

Moreover, the small and mid-cap index EGX 70 climbed 0.34 percent, or 7.2 points, to close at 2,130.91 points, and the broader index EGX 100 jumped 0.43 percent, or 13.02 points, to close at 3,050.59 points.

 

Market capitalization gained around LE 3.6 billion, recording LE 658.92 billion, compared to LE 655.32 billion in Wednesday’s session.

 

 

The trading volume reached 396.57 million shares, traded through 36,489 transactions, with a turnover of LE 1.02 billion.

 

Foreign investors were net sellers at LE 33.06 million, while Egyptian and Arab investors were net buyers at LE 13.71 million, and LE 19.34 million, respectively.

 

Arab and foreign individuals were net buyers at LE 26.07 million, and LE 772,670, respectively, while Egyptian individuals were net sellers at LE 24.35 million.

 

Arab and foreign organizations sold