Cairo – Mubasher: The benchmark index (EGX30) of the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) inched down 0.89% to end Thursday's trading session at 11,318.35 points.

The small- and mid-cap EGX70 EWI inched down 0.28% to 2,157.56 points, while the EGX100 EWI declined by 0.38% to 3,136.69 points.

Meanwhile, the EGX50 EWI lost 0.57% to close at 2,017.68 points.

The turnover stood at EGP 2.071 billion after 423.649 million shares had been traded through 45,936 transactions.

The market cap value reached EGP 721.696 million, compared to EGP 724.58 billion on Wednesday, 1 December.

As for trading on securities, Egyptian and Arab traders were net buyers with EGP 107.37 million and EGP 3.366 million, respectively, while the foreign investors were net sellers with EGP 110.74 million.