The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) gained 32 billion pounds this week as the market capital went up 4.1 percent to 820.7 billion pounds compared to 788.7 billion pounds in the previous week.

The EGX 30 benchmark index upped 2.69 percent to 14,680 points, according to its weekly report on Thursday, a copy of which MENA obtained.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid cap enterprises (SME) went up by 4.85 percent to 805 points.

The all-embracing EGX 100 index rose 5.07 percent to close at 1,903 points.

The EGX 20 index upped 2.98 percent to reach 14,414 points.