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

The benchmark EGX30 index retreated by 0.64% to end at 9,977 points, while the small- and medium-cap EGX70 EWI inched up by 0.04% to 2,384 points.

Meanwhile, the EGX100 EWI fell by 0.03% to 3,333 points and the EGX50 EWI declined by 0.3% to 2,256 points.

The market cap value dropped by EGP 928.5 million to reach EGP 642.997 billion.

Arab and local investors were net buyers with EGP 18.17 million and EGP 16.27 million, respectively, while foreign investors were net sellers with EGP 34.44 million.

The market’s turnover registered EGP 1.32 billion after 483.7 million shares were traded through nearly 47,980 transactions.