The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes rose Thursday collectively affected by share purchases by Arab institutions and mutual funds although dealings of Egyptian investors and foreign individuals went more for selling.

The market capital gained EGP 4.6 billion, hitting EGP 411 billion after transactions recorded EGP 2.682 billion.

The EGX 30 benchmark index soared 1.04 percent to close at 8,343.31 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid cap enterprises (SME) increased 1.48 percent to hit 339.32 points.

The all-embracing EGX 100 index also rose 0.94 percent to reach 799.72 points.