Cairo - Mena
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) lost about 4.5 billion pounds at the close of trading Tuesday driven by sales operations by local and foreign investment funds.
The main benchmark EGX 30 index went down by 0.25 percent reaching 1,3102.39 points.
The broader EGX 70 index of the leading small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) decreased by 2.28 percent recording 689.65 points.
The overall EGX 100 index also went down by 1,64 percent reaching 1,552.88 points.
Source: Mena