Foreign Purchases on EGX Reach EGP 96.5 Mln in 4 Sessions

Egyptian transactions recorded 84.6% of the total market transactions, non-Arab foreigners accounted for 9.1%, and Arabs 6.3% during the week ending. Foreigners "non-Arabs" recorded a net purchase on the Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX) worth EGP 96.5 million, during 4 sessions.

The main index of the Egyptian Stock Exchange "EGX 30" increased by 0.99% to close at 10952.14 points, in the first week of 2021. The index of small and medium stocks "EGX 70 EWI" increased by 0.35% to close at 2152.59 points. The index "EGX100 EWI" increased by 0.88%, closing at 3125.17 points. The EGX30 index of determinant weights increased by 1.41%, closing at 13432.55 points, and the Nile Stock Exchange index increased by 0.65% to close at 1054.93 1054.93 points.

The market capital of the Egyptian Stock Exchange increased by about EGP 9.3 billion during the sessions of the week ended, to close at the level of EGP 660.2 billion, a growth rate of 1.4%. The market capital of the main index rose from EGP 318.4 billion to EGP 321.6 billion, with a growth rate of 1%. The capital for the index of small and medium shares increased from EGP 211.9 billion to 215.5 billion, with a growth rate of 1.7%.

The capital of the broader index also increased from EGP 530.3 billion to 537.1 billion, a growth rate of 1.3%. The market capital of the Nile Stock Exchange rose from EGP 1 billion to EGP 1.01 billion, a growth rate of 0.2%.