CAIRO: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) shut on a positive note on Sunday, pushed by foreign purchases while local and Arab traders mostly sold.
The benchmark index EGX30 rose 0.55 percent to end at 7,653 points, compared to 7,611 points on Thursday.
Similarly, the small and mid-cap index EGX70 added 0.6 percent to end at 401.1 points, compared to 398.7 points in its last session.
The broader index EGX100 also went up 0.43 percent to close at 864.6 points, after 860.8 points on Thursday.
Market capitalization gained around 600 million EGP ($74.75 million,) totaling 559.7 billion EGP, compared to billion 459.1 EGP in the previous session.