The Egyptian Stock Exchange concluded trading session on Thursday, October 29, 2026, with a collective rise in its main indices, amid a strong performance of small and medium-sized stocks, and an improvement in the market value of listed stocks by the end of the session.
The main index EGX30 recorded an increase of 0.64% to close at 49,596.14. points, while the equal-weighted EGX70 index achieved greater gains of 2.77%, reaching the level of 16,779.72 points.
The broader EGX100 index also rose by 2.27%, recording 22,639.93 points, in a session that witnessed a general improvement in the performance of the indicators.
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Gains worth 33 billion pounds
Market value increased Shares listed on the Egyptian Stock Exchange reached about 3.892 trillion pounds, compared to 3.859 trillion pounds at the end of Wednesday’s session.
This represents an increase of approximately 33 billion pounds during one session.
Market value is measured by the total estimated value of restricted shares based on their market prices Its rise or fall reflects a change in the valuation of traded companies, and not necessarily new cash flows of the same value.
This indicator is an important tool for evaluating the general trend of the market, in addition to the movement of indicators and trading volumes.
EGX70 tops the performance of the indices
The EGX70 index emerged Equal weights as the strongest performer during the session, after it rose by 2.77%.
Its superiority over the EGX30 reflects a relatively stronger performance of the small and medium-sized stocks segment compared to the leading stocks in this session.
As for the EGX100 index, which provides a broader picture of the performance of a group of stocks restricted, it recorded an increase of 2.27%.
The EGX33 Islamic Sharia Index also rose by 1.23% to 5,903.61 points, and the EGX35-LV Index rose by 2.16% to 5,796.94 points.
These movements give a picture of the spread of gains across more than one segment within the market, with the need to refer to the movement of stocks Individually to identify the companies contributing most to the rise.
Trades reach 43.9 billion pounds
According to data published by Egypt Today, the total value of trades amounted to about 43.9 billion pounds, with approximately 8.9 billion securities traded, through about 266,620 transactions.
It is important to distinguish Between the total value of declared trades and the values for stock trading only, because the total may include different types of operations and instruments.
Trading data helps understand the volume of activity in the market, but the increase in traded value alone is not sufficient to judge the direction of liquidity Investment.
المستثمرون الأجانب والعرب يتجهون للشراء الصافي
أظهرت البيانات المنشورة أن المستثمرين المصريين سجلوا صافي بيع بنحو 31.43 مليون جنيه.
وفي المقابل، سجل المستثمرون العرب صافي شراء يقارب 2.24 مليون جنيه، وحقق المستثمرون الأجانب غير العرب Net purchase of about 29.19 million pounds.
This distribution reflects the difference in dealing trends between investor categories during the session, but does not necessarily mean the continuation of the same trend in the coming sessions.
The net purchase or sale represents the difference between the value of purchases and sales for each category. Not the total of its transactions.
What does the session mean for investors?
Thursday's session provides a positive signal regarding the level of daily performance, especially with small and medium-sized indices rising more than the main index.
But assessing the general trend requires following up on several consecutive sessions Relying on one day close.
Important factors to monitor are the volume of liquidity, the movement of blue chip stocks, the financial results of companies, changes in monetary policy and the cost of financing.
What's next?
All eyes are on the next sessions to see if the gains hold It will continue, and whether the EGX30 index will be able to maintain its current levels and expand the upward range remains to be seen.
The performance of EGX70 shares will remain one of the important indicators to measure the breadth of participation in market movement.
