Cairo – Mubasher: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) closed Wednesday’s trading session on a positive note.

The benchmark EGX30 index rose by 1.25% to end at 10,545 points.

Meanwhile, the small- and mid-cap EGX70 EWI grew by 0.57% to 1,209 points, while the broader EGX100 index went up by 0.24% to 1,127.5 points.

Similarly, the EGX50 index advanced by 0.61% to 1,633.7 points.

The market cap value gained EGP 2.5 billion to close at EGP 571.24 billion.

Egyptian and Arab investors were net buyers with EGP 683.17 million and EGP 20.4 million, respectively, while foreign investors were net sellers with EGP 703.64 million.

The market’s turnover amounted to EGP 1.11 billion after 411.34 million shares were exchanged through around 36,600 transactions.