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

The main EGX30 index rose by 0.2% to end at 10,677 points, while the small- and mid-cap EGX70 EWI climbed by 2.94% to 2,021 points.

Likewise, the EGX100 EWI advanced by 2.32% to 2,933 point, whereas the EGX50 EWI increased by 1.81% to 2,128 points.

The market cap value grew by EGP 3.9 billion to close at EGP 636.835 billion.

Arab investors were net sellers with EGP 56.3 million, while local and foreign investors were net buyers with EGP 54.97 million and EGP 1.41 million, respectively.

The market’s turnover registered EGP 1.06 billion after 527.374 million shares were exchanged through 38,842 transactions.