The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) continued its upward trend as all indices were up at the close of Monday's trading backed by purchase operations by institutions and Arab and foreign investment funds. 

The market capital gained about 3.8 billion pounds to close at 413.4 billion pounds amid transactions which hit about 888.7 million pounds.

The main benchmark EGX 30 index increased by 1.93 percent to hit 7,662.44 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid cap enterprises (SME) went up by 0.18 percent to 380.45 points.

The all-embracing EGX 100 index also rose by 0.49 percent to reach 806.77 points.