Bourse gains EGP 4.4bn, index up 1,73%

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices rebounded at the close of Tuesday's trading backed by intensive purchases from Arab and foreign investors on many segments of the leading stocks, while profit-taking operations continued on small and medium stocks.

The market capital gained about EGP 4.4 billion to reach EGP 394.6 billion, after transactions hit about EGP 620 million.

The EGX 30 benchmark index went up by 1.73 percent to reach 6,008.85 points.

Meanwhile, the broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid cap enterprises (SME) went down by 0.9 percent to reach 349.2 points.

Also, the all-embracing EGX 100 index decreased by 0.55 percent to close at 703.73 points.