Egypt: ESE Gains Le 4 Billion, Index Up More Than 1 Percent

The Egyptian Stock Exchange (ESE) gained LE 4 billion at the end of trading on Tuesday 12/2/2013 pushed by intensive purchases on selected leading shares.

The EGX 30 benchmark index rose 1.08 percent to close at 5,755.77 points. The broader EGX 70 index of the leading small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) increased 1.86 percent, reaching 493.42 points. The overall EGX 100 index was also up 1.51 per cent to hit 826.97 points.

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