The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) has shown a mixed performance at the closing of Thursday’s trading session.
The benchmark EGX30 index inched up 0.04%, finishing the session at 17,712.93 points.
The small- and mid-cap EGX70 (EWI) went down 0.80% to 3,516.32 points and the EGX50 equal-weight index (EWI) was up 0.42% at 3,256.31 points.
Meanwhile, the EGX100 edged down 0.41%, ending the session at 5,219.64 points.
Market capitalization reached about EGP 1.164 trillion.
Trading volume amounted nearly to 940.622 million shares traded through 65,016 transactions at a turnover of EGP 1.803 billion.
Retail investors controlled 76.19% of total trading transactions, while institutional investors made up 23.80% of trading.
Egyptian traders constituted 89.3% of total trading transactions, while Arab and foreign investors represented 6.58% and 4.12%, respectively.
Trading on securities saw Egyptian and Arab investors as net sellers with EGP 5.980 million and EGP 30.351 million, respectively, while foreign traders were net buyers with EGP 36.332 million.
