The Egyptian Stock Exchange closed on gains of 2.7 billion pounds

Media In-Agencies 17-12-2017

The Egyptian stock market gained strongly during the close of trading today, supported by the buying of Egyptian and foreign investment institutions and funds on selected stocks in the sectors of the stock, real estate and investment after the declines recorded in the last sessions.
The market capitalization of shares listed on the stock exchange gained EGP 7.2 billion to EGP 749.2 billion at the end of the week, after total trading of EGP 992 million.
The benchmark EGX30 index gained 1.72 percent to close at 13215.4 points, while the EGX70 index gained 71 percent to 677.63 points.
Egypt’s gains extended to the broader EGX 100 index to gain 0.83 percent, ending the day at 1,700.59 points.