Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX) indices showed a slight rise at the close of trading on Wednesday amid selling operations by local, Arab and foreign institutions, in addition to purchases by Egyptian and Arab investors.
The benchmark EGX 30 index rose by 0.23% to close at 10806 points.
The EGX 70 EWI, the broader index of the leading small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) rose 0.48% to end the session at 2,241 points.
The all-embracing EGX 100 index rose by 0.43% to 3,200 points. The index of equal weights EGX50 rose 1.07% to close at 2,205 points.
The market cap declined during today's session by EGP 13.82 billion to close at EGP 665.844 billion.
Egyptian and foreign investors' made selling transactions with a net worth of EGP 26.8 million and EGP 38.5 million, respectively, while Arabs made purchases with a net worth of EGP 65.3 million.
The value of trading on the listed shares reached EGP 1.82 billion, through 766.22 million shares, and 62.64 thousand transaction.