Cairo - Mubasher: The main index of the Egyptian Exchange EGX30 ended Wednesday’s trading session down 0.34%, and closed at the level of 12,745 points, on the pressure of Egyptian and Arab and investors' selling activity.
On the other hand, EGX70 went up 0.59% to 523.81 points, while the broader index EGX100 rose 0.29% and closed at 1,241 points.
Similarly, the equal-weight index EGX50 added 0.27% to close at the level of 1,977.29 points.
Traded values reached EGP 1.083 billion at close, with a volume of 246.845 million shares.
Egyptian investors’ sales netted EGP 50.329 million. Arab and Foreign investors were also net sellers at EGP 14.367 million and EGP 64.697 million, respectively.
Cairo Oils and Soap, Arabian Food Industries (Domty), and Citadel Capital led the declining blue chip stocks, dropping 6.22%, 3.66%, and 2.83%, respectively.
Meanwhile, Commercial International Bank - Egypt (CIB), the stock with the heaviest weight in the benchmark index, went down 0.14% and closed at EGP 76.89.
