The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes showed mixed performance at the close of Tuesday's trading, amid sales by local investors and foreign institutions.

Meanwhile, purchase operations prevailed in transactions of Arab and foreign investors as well as Egyptian and Arab institutions.

The market capital gained about EGP 800 million, reaching EGP 715.9 billion, after transactions hit EGP 750 million.

The EGX 30 benchmark index declined 0.17 percent, closing at 13,637.69 points.

Meanwhile, the broader EGX 70 index of the small and mid-cap enterprises (SMEs) surged 0.48 percent, registering 718.03 points.

Also, the all-embracing EGX 100 index was up 0.24 percent, recording 1,616.22 points.

Source : Mena