Egyptian Stock Exchange Closes Mixed: EGX30 Rises 0.4% and EGX70 Jumps 1.49%
The EGX30 index closed up 0.4% at 51,095.83 points, and the EGX70 rose by 1.49%, while the Sharia index declined 0.26%.
The Egyptian Stock Exchange ended Monday's session, October 19, 2026, with a mixed performance among its main indices, as the EGX30 index rose by 0.4% to close at 51,095.83 points.
The EGX70 index for small and medium enterprises rose 1.49% to 17,552.92 points, and the broader EGX100 index advanced 1.27% to 23,487.35 points. Conversely, the Sharia index declined 0.26% to 6,119.71 points.
Total market capitalization rose to approximately 3.963 trillion Egyptian pounds, compared to 3.892 trillion pounds at Sunday's close, an increase of 71 billion pounds. Trading value reached around 8.54 billion pounds, with 2.4 billion securities traded across 253,025 transactions.
Foreign and Arab investors recorded net purchases, while Egyptian investors leaned toward selling, according to session data. This divergence reflects differing risk appetites among investor classes, alongside continued focus on small and medium stocks that pushed the EGX70 higher.
What do these terms mean?
EGX30: The main index of the Egyptian Stock Exchange, comprising the top 30 companies in terms of liquidity and market capitalization.
EGX70: An index measuring the performance of small and medium-sized enterprise stocks listed on the Egyptian Stock Exchange.
Market Capitalization: The total value of listed companies' shares, calculated by multiplying the stock price by the number of shares.
Sharia Index: An index that includes companies compliant with Islamic Sharia principles.
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