CAIRO: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) shut on a collective rise at the close of Tuesday’s session, rebounding from its slip over eight consecutive sessions.
Pushed by Arab institutions’ purchases, the benchmark index EGX30 added 0.48 percent, to end at 8,556 points, up from 8,515 points on Monday.
Further, the small and mid-cap index EGX70 hiked 1.72 percent to end at 452.36 points, compared to 444.7 points in its last session. The broader index EGX100 rose by 1.09 percent, registering 952 points.
Market capitalization gained around 2.6 billion EGP ($338.7 million,) totaling 487.1 billion EGP, from 484.5 billion EGP Monday.