Cairo – Mubasher: Indices of the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) ended Tuesday’s trading session on a collective rise, buoyed by local and Arab purchases.

The EGX30 benchmark index levelled up by 0.2%, closing the session at the level of 9,442 points, whilst the small- and mid-cap EGX70 EWI rose by 0.83% to stand at 1,852 points.

In the meantime, the EGX100 EWI index inched up by 0.97% to settle at 2,725 points, and the EGX50 EWI increased by 1.04% to reach 1,728 points.

The market cap value stood at EGP 635.7 billion, earning EGP 4.9 billion when compared to Monday’s session. A total of 343.84 million shares were exchanged through 31,360 transactions at a value of EGP 997.61 million.

As for trading on securities, Egyptian and Arab investors were net buyers with EGP 352.55 million and EGP 8.12 million, respectively. On the other hand, foreign traders were net sellers with EGP 360.68 million.