Cairo - MENA
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes rose collectively at the close of Tuesday's trading backed by purchases of foreign investment funds and institutions.
The market capital gained about 3.3 billion pounds to reach 486.83 billion pounds, amid transactions which hit about 873 million pounds.
The EGX 30 benchmark index went up by 1.41 percent to 8428.73 points.
The broader EGX 70 index of the leading small and mid cap enterprises (SME) was up by 0.74 percent to hit 609.24 points.
The all-embracing EGX 100 index rose as well by 1.02 percent to close at 1069.18 points.