CAIRO: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) rallied at the close of Monday’s session, boosted by foreign and Arab institutions’ purchases, amid local sell-offs.
The benchmark index EGX30 added 2.79 percent to end at 7,252 points, up from 7,055 points in the last session.
Similarly, the small and mid-cap index EGX70 rose 1.68 percent to end at 392.4 points, compared to 385.89 points on Sunday.
The broader index EGX100 also increased 1.72 percent to close at 837.7 points, after 823.56 points on Sunday’s session.
Market capitalization gained around 6.8 billion EGP ($868 million,) totaling 444.73 billion EGP.