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

The main EGX30 index rose by 0.74% to end at 10,303 points, while the small- and mid-cap EGX70 EWI climbed by 1.97% to 1,876 points.

Similarly, the EGX100 EWI increased by 1.67% to 2,794 points, whereas the EGX50 EWI advanced by 1.36% to 1,943 points.

The market cap value grew by EGP 5.8 billion to register EGP 642.388 billion.

Foreign investors were net sellers with EGP 32.28 million, while local and Arab investors were net buyers with EGP 2.4 million and EGP 29.8 million, respectively.

The market’s turnover reached EGP 691.7 million after 384.3 million shares were exchanged through around 32,190 transactions.