African equity market

Cairo, Egypt, Capital Markets in Africa — The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices headed south on Tuesday amid institutions selling spree, which pushed the market capitalization to close at EGP 425.828 billion after dropping EGP 13.4 billion (US$1.7 billion) relatively to EGP 439.232 billion recorded at previous trading session.  The benchmark index EGX30 sagged by 4.40 percent or 314.07 points to end 6,824.74 points, its lowers level since 23 August 2015. Equally, the equal-weighted indexes EGX50 dropped 4.22 percent or 50.82…

Cairo, Egypt, Capital Markets in Africa — The Egyptian Exchange equity trading session moved lower for the second successive trading sessions. The market capitalization closed at EGP 439.232 billion after gaining EGP 4.6 billion (US$571 million) relatively to EGP 443.807 billion recorded at the previous trading session.  The benchmark index EGX30 plunged by 2.58 percent or 194.50 points to end 7,347.22 points. The equal-weighted indexes EGX50 dropped 3.48 percent or 44.23 points to settle at 1,228.16 points (with a…

Cairo, Egypt, Capital Markets in Africa — The Egyptian Exchange equity trading session stayed in the southward region after EGX30 index hit its 3-week high. The market capitalization closed at EGP 452.309 billion after gaining EGP 3.6 billion (US$449 million) relatively to EGP 448.694 billion recorded at the previous trading session.  The benchmark index EGX30 added 1.23 percent or 91.36 points to end 7,541.72 points. The equal-weighted indexes EGX50 grew by 1.66 percent or 20.79 points to settle at…

Cairo, Egypt, Capital Markets in Africa — The Egyptian Exchange equity trading session advanced to the positive territory, key indices and market capitalization in the green zone. The market capitalization closed at EGP 448.694 billion after gaining EGP 117 million (US$14.5 million) relatively to EGP 448.577 billion recorded at the previous trading session.  The benchmark index EGX30 added 0.23 percent or 17.40 points to end 7,450.36 points. The equal-weighted indexes EGX50 grew by 0.11 percent or 1.39 points to…

Cairo, Egypt, Capital Markets in Africa — On Tuesday, the Egyptian Exchange equity trading session ended in the red zone. The market capitalization closed at EGP 448.577 billion after dropping EGP 433.6 billion (US$54.8 million) relatively to EGP 449.011 billion recorded at previous trading session.  The benchmark index EGX30 sagged by 0.02 percent or 1.73 points to end 7,432.96 points. The equal-weighted indexes EGX50 edged own by 0.05 percent or 1.20 points to settle at 1,250.21 points (with a…