Cairo – Mubasher: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) closed Wednesday’s trading session on a positive note with the main EGX30 index rising by 1.62% to 11,326 points.

The small- and mid-cap EGX70 EWI increased by 0.67% to 2,006 points, while the EGX10 EWI climbed by 1.03% to 2,932 points.

Meanwhile, the EGX50 EWI added 1.32% to close at 2,124 points.

The market cap value advanced by EGP 2.9 billion to register EGP 631.149 billion.

Arab investors were net buyers with EGP 56.68 million, while local and foreign investors were net sellers with EGP 53.66 million and EGP 3.02 million, respectively.

The market’s turnover amounted to EGP 1.57 billion after 441.019 million shares were exchanged through about 49,590 transactions.