Cairo - Mubasher: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) closed Wednesday's trading session on a positive note on the back of foreign purchases. 

The main EGX30 index rose by 1.63% to end at 10,602 points, while the small- and mid-cap EGX70 EWI climbed by 2.02% to 2,422 points. 

Likewise, the EGX100 EWI advanced by 1.75% to 3,379 points and the EGX50 EWI increased by 1.68% to 2,198 points. 

The market cap grew by EGP 9.2 billion to register EGP 678.003 billion on Wednesday, compared to EGP 668.77 billion on Tuesday. 

The market's turnover recorded EGP 1.89 billion after 519.7 million shares were exchanged through around 54,450 transactions. 

Local and Arab investors were net sellers with EGP 17.47 million and EGP 61.54 million, respectively, while foreign investors were net buyers with EGP 79.02 million.