The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes showed mixed performance at the close of Thursday's trading amid sales by Egyptian investors.

Meanwhile, purchase operations prevailed in transactions of Arab and foreign institutions and investment funds.

The market capital gained about EGP 2.7 billion, registering EGP 713.8 billion, after transactions recorded EGP 948.4 million. 

The EGX 30 benchmark index rose 0.97 percent, hitting a record of 13,822.59 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid-cap enterprises (SMEs) declined 0.35 percent, standing at 685.5 points.

The all-embracing EGX 100 index was also down 0.21 percent, recording 1,570.96 points. (MENA)