Cairo – Mubasher: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) extended its gains on Monday amid buying activity by both foreign and Arab investors.

The benchmark index EGX30 added 0.72% or 54 points to close at 7,517.78 points, while the small and mid-caps index EGX70 gained 0.33% to 359.55 points. Following suit, the broader index EGX100 rose 0.38% to the level of 767.5 points.

The equal weighted index EGX50 went up 0.82% to close at 1,343.22 points.

The EGX30’s largest constituent and Egypt’s largest private bank, CIB surged 1.58% to close at EGP 42.9, with trading value of EGP 62.38 million.

The market witnessed 129.5 million shares changed hands worth EGP 485.46 million.

The market capitalization added EGP 2.6 billion to close at EGP 402.3 billion, against EGP 399.7 billion at the end of the previous session.