Egyptian Exchange loses EGP 9.4bn; all indexes down

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices went collectively down at the end of Tuesday's trading session backed by intensive share sales by local investment institutions.

The market capital lost about 9.4 billion pounds to reach EGP 403.9 billion, after transactions reached about EGP 494.6 million.

The main benchmark EGX 30 index went down by 3.11 percent, reaching 7,531.59 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) dropped by about 1.76 percent recording 367.72 points.

The overall EGX 100 index was down 2.15 percent reaching 772.97 points.