He pointed out that the EGX showed a significant correlation with the movements of the dollar since the flotation the pound. On the weekly level, the main index of the stock exchange, EGX 30, rose 0.29%, or 37.26 points, to the level of 12,994.8 points. The EGX70 index rose during the week by 1.46%, or 8.19 points, to 569.69 points. The EGX100 index rose by 1.35%, or 17.75 points, to the level of 1,327.74 points, while the EGX50 rose by 0.92%, or 18.93 points, to the level of 2,071.13 points. In March 2017, the market capital of the EGX increased by EGP 66.16bn to close at EGP 654.97bn, compared to EGP 588.81bn in the February’s closure.

Source: Daily News Egypt April 02, 2017 09:00 UTC