Bourse indexes show mixed performance

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes showed mixed performance at the close of trading on Monday pushed by profit-taking share sales by local, Arab and foreign institutions and investment funds.

The market capital lost about EGP 2.8 billion to hit EGP 427.7 billion after transactions reached EGP 800 million.

The main benchmark EGX 30 index went down by 0.87 percent reaching 6,777.81 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) rose by 0.11 percent recording 368.82 points.

The overall EGX 100 index declined by 0.08 percent reaching 776.56 points.