Egypt bourse indexes up at early trading

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes made gains at Tuesday morning trading backed by intensive share purchases by individuals and local and Arab investment institutions and mutual funds amid optimism over the improvement of the national economy performance.

The market capital achieved gains worth EGP 4.1 billion to reach EGP 417.5 billion.

The EGX 30 benchmark index soared 1.87 percent at 7,804.59 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid cap enterprises (SME) increased 0.42 percent to hit 382.03 points.

The all-embracing EGX 100 index also rose 0.63 percent to close at 811.85 points.