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Traders work at the Egyptian stock exchange in Cairo, Egypt September 5, 2023. REUTERS/Shokry Hussien Image used for illustrative purpose.
The Egyptian Exchange’s (EGX) indices closed Thursday’s trading session with mixed performance, with market capitalization at EGP 2.243 billion.
The benchmark EGX30 index edged up 0.06%, to close at 29,997.69 points.
The small- and mid-cap EGX70 equal-weight index (EWI) was down by 0.10% at 8,516.47 points, while the EGX100 index shed 0.11%, ending the session at 11,666.54 points.
The Sharia-compliant index, EGX33 Shariah index, dropped by 0.23%, closing the session at 3,182.08 points.
Today’s trading saw 2.367 billion shares exchanged over 105,092 transactions, generating a turnover of EGP 7.037 billion.
Retail investors seized 45.93% of total trading transactions, while institutional investors made up 54.06% of trading.
Egyptian traders constituted 54.69% of total trading transactions, while Arab and foreign investors accounted for 7.38% and 36.92%, respectively.
Egyptian and Arab traders were net sellers with EGP 1.026 billion and EGP 620.382 million, respectively. Foreign investors were net buyers with EGP 1.646 billion.
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