Egypt bourse gains EGP 1.7bn

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices continued their upward trend at the close of Monday's trading backed by purchase operations by institutions and local investment funds. 

The market capital gains about 1.7 billion pounds to reach 409.6 billion pounds, amid transactions which reached about 548.2 million pounds. 

The EGX 30 benchmark index leapfrogged by 0.98 percent to reach 7,646.02 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid cap enterprises (SME) rose by about 0.12 percent to 370.32 points.

The all-embracing EGX 100 index also increased by about 0.29 percent to close at 783.7 points.