The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) achieved gains at the end oftoday's trading backed by intensive purchases from Arab and foreign investmentfunds and institutions.The total market capital achieved gains worth 5.2 billion pounds to reach 486.2billion pounds, amid transactions which hit 1.95 billion pounds.The EGX 30 benchmark index went up by 1.92 percent to close at 8,466.85 points.The broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid cap enterprises (SME) roseby 0.81 percent to 616.88 points.The all-embracing EGX 100 index was up 1.25 percent to close at 1,076.44 points.