The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices shut Sunday's session collectively up backed by purchases by local funds and institutions. 

The market capital gained about 3.4 billion pounds to close at 396.1 billion pounds amid transactions worth 452.6 million pounds. 

The main benchmark EGX 30 index increased by 2.06 percent to close at 6,214.94 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid cap enterprises (SME) went up by 0.43 percent to stand at 353.73 points.

The all-embracing EGX 100 index also rose by 0.69 percent to reach 729.13 points.