The Egyptian stock exchange on Wednesday closed on a positive note backed by foreign and local institutions' buying appetite that reached LE41.85 million and LE 27.17 million respectively.
The market's main index EGX30 rose 1.28 percent to 9,3045.98 points in a total turnover of LE718 million.
Meanwhile, the broader index EGX70 was up 0.05 percent and EGX100 rose 0.53 percent.
Egyptian retail investors ended the session as net sellers, recording a net flow of LE70.08 million.
EGX market capital gained LE3.8 billion to hit LE517.43 billion compared to LE513.6 billion on Tuesday.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
