Cairo – Mubasher: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) closed Tuesday’s trading session on a varied note amid local and Arab purchases and foreign selloffs.

The benchmark EGX30 index rose by 0.16% to register 10,987 points, while the small- and mid-cap EGX70 EWI edged down by 0.06% to 2,021 points.

Meanwhile, the EGX100 EWI fell by 0.03% to 2,917 points, while the EGX50 EWI declined by 0.39% to 2,060 points.

The market cap value increased by EGP 469 million to close at EGP 618.288 billion.

Foreign investors were net sellers with EGP 38.96 million, while local and Arab investors were net purchasers with EGP 30.6 million and EGP 8.3 million, respectively.

The market’s turnover registered EGP 1.48 billion after 423.15 million shares were exchanged through nearly 44,470 transactions.