Amid Egyptian and foreign selling, EGX begins February on a mixed note

Starting the month off with a mixed performance, the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) saw its benchmark index slip, closing the session with a market capitalization of LE 2.2261 trillion.

The benchmark index, EGX 30, dropped by 0.31 percent to close right under the 30k mark, ending the session with 29,917.96 points. The shariah index inched down by 0.02 percent to reach 3,175.52 points.

EGX 70 was up by 0.34 percent to reach 8,580.59 points, with EGX 100 rising by 0.24 percent to end the session with 11,726.6 points.

Sunday trading saw 1.8 billion shares exchanged with a turnover of LE 3.68 billion.