The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) closed Monday’s trading session lower for the second consecutive day, pressured by selling activity from Arab institutional investors and Arab retail traders, while buying interest from local and foreign institutions and individual investors helped limit deeper losses.

Market capitalization declined by around EGP15 billion to reach EGP3.739 trillion, amid total turnover of EGP58.1 billion, which included bond and treasury bill transactions as well as block trades. Equity trading alone recorded EGP10.5 billion.

The benchmark EGX30 fell 0.54% to 51,882.81 points, reflecting continued pressure on heavyweight stocks.
 

The EGX70 index edged down 0.03% to 15,344.29 points, while the EGX100 declined 0.15%, reflecting a broadly cautious market sentiment.