Cairo – Mubasher: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) closed Monday’s trading session on a positive note on the back of local purchases.

The benchmark EGX30 index rose by 1.88% to end at 9,446 points. 

Meanwhile, the small- and mid-cap EGX70 EWI advanced by 1.63% to 1,002 points, while the broader EGX100 index went up by 1.18% to 1,024 points.

Likewise, the EGX50 index grew by 1.8% to 1,344 points.

The market cap value levelled up by EGP 6.9 billion to close at 527.95 billion.

Foreign and Arab investors were net sellers with EGP 671.35 million and EGP 153.69 million, respectively, while local investors were net buyers with EGP 825 million.

The market’s turnover stood at EGP 778.14 million after 187.4 million shares were traded through nearly 24,770 transactions.