Egypt bourse gains EGP 4.2bn by institutions

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes recorded collective gains at the close of Sunday's trading, backed by purchases by institutions and foreign investments funds.

The market capital gained about 4.2 billion pounds to end today's transactions at 575.7 billion pounds, after total transactions which reached about 1.3 billion pounds.

The EGX 30 benchmark index went up by 0.72 percent to reach 11,631.41 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid cap enterprises (SME) increased by 0.87 percent to reach 467.63 points.

The all-embracing EGX 100 index rose by 0.68 percent to reach 1,095.2 points.