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

The main EGX30 index rose by 0.63% to end August's first session at 10,810 points, while the small- and mid-cap EGX70 EWI climbed by 1.66% to 2,809 points. 

Similarly, the EGX100 EWI advanced by 1.38% to 3,793 points and the EGX50 EWI increased by 0.56% to 2,390 points.

The market cap value grew by EGP 5.53 billion to close at EGP 707.149 billion. 

Arab investors were net buyers with EGP 370.4 million, while local and foreign investors were net sellers with EGP 314.82 million and EGP 55.57 million, respectively. 

The market's turnover reached EGP 1.9 billion after 504.368 million shares were exchanged through around 61,390 transactions.