EGX30 Drops 3.56% to 49,234 Points, Trading Suspended for 30 Minutes

The EGX30 index ended Sunday's session on October 25, 2026, down 3.56% at 49,234.35 points, during a session in which all three main indices fell and 209 stocks declined.

The EGX70 index for small and medium-sized enterprises dropped 11.07% to 15,282.64 points, while the broader EGX100 fell 8.88% to 21,064.53 points. The Egyptian Exchange halted trading for 30 minutes after the intraday decline in the EGX100 exceeded ten percent, according to exchange data.

Trading value reached 7.176 billion EGP across 250,360 transactions, while the market capitalization of listed shares stood at 3.778 trillion EGP at the close. Only 10 stocks advanced, while 5 remained unchanged.

Egyptian investors recorded net purchases of 47.605 million EGP, and Arab investors recorded net purchases of 32.6 million EGP, whereas foreign investors recorded net sales of 80.205 million EGP.

What do these terms mean?

EGX30: An index comprising the 30 largest companies on the Egyptian Exchange in terms of liquidity and trading activity, used to measure market performance.

EGX100: A broader index comprising 100 companies, used to measure overall market direction.

Market Capitalization: The total value of all a company's shares on the stock exchange at the closing price.

Net Selling: The difference between the value of what investors sold and what they bought during the session.