Egypt Bourse Gains EGP 800mln, Main Index up 0.3 pct

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) made profits at the close of the week's trading on Thursday affected by purchases by foreign institutions and equities after the government announced it invited a technical team of the International Monetary Fund to visit Cairo within days to resume loan talks. The market capital gained 800 million pounds to reach 380.9 billion pounds on 21/02/2013. The EGX 30 benchmark index was up 0.31 percent to close at 5,626.92 points. The broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid cap enterprises (SME) rose 0.15 percent, reaching 476.48 points. The all-embracing EGX 100 index increased 0.21 percent to close at 807.37 points.